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Claude Opus 4.8 vs DeepSeek R1

DeepSeek R1 leads in 4 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

DeepSeek R1

Cheaper

DeepSeek R1

Faster

DeepSeek R1

Detailed Comparison

CategoryClaude Opus 4.8DeepSeek R1
ProviderAnthropic DeepSeek
Context Window200K WIN128K
Input Price ($/1M)$5 $0.55 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)$25 $2.19 WIN
Arena ELON/A 1310 WIN
CodingN/A unknown
ReasoningN/A #1 Math & Coding Arena
Speed (tokens/sec)N/A ~45 t/s WIN
Open SourceNo Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek R1?

DeepSeek R1 is approximately 91% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 per million tokens.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek R1?

Claude Opus 4.8 scores N/A on coding benchmarks, while DeepSeek R1 scores unknown.

Which has a larger context window?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports 200K context, while DeepSeek R1 supports 128K.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek R1 open source?

Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary. DeepSeek R1 is open source.

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