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Claude Opus 4.8 vs DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in 4 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

DeepSeek V3.2

Cheaper

DeepSeek V3.2

Faster

DeepSeek V3.2

Detailed Comparison

CategoryClaude Opus 4.8DeepSeek V3.2
ProviderAnthropic DeepSeek
Context Window200K WIN128K
Input Price ($/1M)$5 $0.27 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)$25 $1.1 WIN
Arena ELON/A 1380 WIN
CodingN/A unknown
ReasoningN/A unknown
Speed (tokens/sec)N/A ~80 t/s WIN
Open SourceNo Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek V3.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 is approximately 95% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 per million tokens.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek V3.2?

Claude Opus 4.8 scores N/A on coding benchmarks, while DeepSeek V3.2 scores unknown.

Which has a larger context window?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports 200K context, while DeepSeek V3.2 supports 128K.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek V3.2 open source?

Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary. DeepSeek V3.2 is open source.

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