What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.2?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic while DeepSeek V3.2 is developed by DeepSeek. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 200K token context window vs DeepSeek V3.2's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 43 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V3.2?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.2 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 43 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.5 cost compared to DeepSeek V3.2?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens and DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.28/M input tokens. DeepSeek V3.2 is $2.72/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 Sonnet 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.2 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.2 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 Dec 2025

Claude Sonnet 4.5vsDeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $0.28/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.2 compared across 43 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.5	DeepSeek V3.2
Input price	$3/M tokens	$0.28/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$0.42/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	131K tokens
Weights	Closed	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Sep 2025	Dec 2025
SWE-bench Verified	77.2%	73.1%