Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs DeepSeek R1 0528
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against DeepSeek R1 0528 by DeepSeek, context windows of 200K vs 164K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or DeepSeek R1 0528?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and DeepSeek R1 0528 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0/M for DeepSeek R1 0528. Context windows: 200K vs 164K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and DeepSeek R1 0528
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while DeepSeek R1 0528 is from deepseek. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to DeepSeek R1 0528's 164K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0/M for DeepSeek R1 0528.
Per 1M tokens
No community votes yet. On paper, DeepSeek R1 0528 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) uses 8.7x more transitions
