Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek V4

Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in 3 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

Claude Haiku 4.5

Cheaper

DeepSeek V4

Faster

Claude Haiku 4.5

Detailed Comparison

Category	Claude Haiku 4.5	DeepSeek V4
Provider	Anthropic	DeepSeek
Context Window	200K WIN	128K
Input Price ($/1M)	$0.8	$0.435 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)	$4	$0.87 WIN
Arena ELO	1290 WIN	N/A
Coding	unknown	N/A
Reasoning	unknown	N/A
Speed (tokens/sec)	~120 t/s WIN	N/A
Open Source	No	Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek V4?

DeepSeek V4 is approximately 73% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 per million tokens.

Which is better for coding, Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek V4?

Claude Haiku 4.5 scores unknown on coding benchmarks, while DeepSeek V4 scores N/A.

Which has a larger context window?

Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K context, while DeepSeek V4 supports 128K.

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or DeepSeek V4 open source?

Claude Haiku 4.5 is proprietary. DeepSeek V4 is open source.

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