Model comparison
Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Compare Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Claude Opus 5
anthropic · claude-opus-5
- Input
- $5
- Output
- $25
- Context
- 1M
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek · deepseek-v4-pro
- Input
- $1.32
- Output
- $3.96
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
DeepSeek V4 Pro has the lower input price at $1.32 per 1M input tokens. DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Claude Opus 5 has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose Claude Opus 5 if...
- Claude Opus 5 is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro if...
- DeepSeek V4 Pro is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- 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 Opus 5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $10.00 | $2.11 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
| 10M input + 2M output | $100.00 | $21.12 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
| 100M input + 20M output | $1,000.00 | $211.20 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
Context, output, and capability fit
Claude Opus 5 provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Claude Opus 5 max output
- 128K
- DeepSeek V4 Pro max output
- 384K
- Claude Opus 5 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- DeepSeek V4 Pro features
- prompt caching, function calling
Risk notes for Claude Opus 5
- High output price: cap max tokens for verbose generation workloads.
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
frontierpremiumreasoningcodingagentslong-contextmultimodalcache-friendlyragopen-weightlocal-open