What is the difference between Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)?

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet is developed by Anthropic while DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is developed by DeepSeek. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet has a 200K token context window vs DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)'s 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet or DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet cost compared to DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)?

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet costs $6/M input tokens and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) costs $0.14/M input tokens. DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is $5.86/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Feb 2025

Claude 3.7 Thinking SonnetvsDeepSeek V3 (March 2024)

DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper than Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet at $0.14/M vs $6/M input tokens.

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) compared across 53 shared prompts
Spec	Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet	DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
Input price	$6/M tokens	$0.14/M tokens
Output price	$30/M tokens	$0.28/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	128K tokens
Parameters	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Weights	—	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Feb 2025	Mar 2024
AIME	80.0%	59.4%