Model comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Compare Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Claude Haiku 4.5
anthropic · claude-haiku-4-5
- Input
- $1
- Output
- $5
- Context
- 200K
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek · deepseek-v4-pro
- Input
- $1.32
- Output
- $3.96
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
Claude Haiku 4.5 has the lower input price at $1 per 1M input tokens. Claude Haiku 4.5 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if...
- Claude Haiku 4.5 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro if...
- DeepSeek V4 Pro is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Claude Haiku 4.5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $2.00 | $2.11 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
| 10M input + 2M output | $20.00 | $21.12 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
| 100M input + 20M output | $200.00 | $211.20 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
Context, output, and capability fit
DeepSeek V4 Pro provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Claude Haiku 4.5 max output
- 64K
- DeepSeek V4 Pro max output
- 384K
- Claude Haiku 4.5 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- DeepSeek V4 Pro features
- prompt caching, function calling
Risk notes for Claude Haiku 4.5
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for DeepSeek V4 Pro
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Routing tags
fastbudgetagentsenterprise-ragcache-friendlyragfrontierpremiumcodingreasoningopen-weightlong-contextlocal-open