What is the difference between Claude Opus 4.8 and DeepSeek R1?

Claude Opus 4.8 is developed by Anthropic while DeepSeek R1 is developed by DeepSeek. Claude Opus 4.8 has a 1.0M token context window vs DeepSeek R1's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.8 or DeepSeek R1?

It depends on your use case. Claude Opus 4.8 and DeepSeek R1 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 Opus 4.8 cost compared to DeepSeek R1?

Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5/M input tokens and DeepSeek R1 costs $0.55/M input tokens. DeepSeek R1 is $4.45/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 Opus 4.8 and DeepSeek R1 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 4.8 and DeepSeek R1 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 May 2026

Claude Opus 4.8vsDeepSeek R1

DeepSeek R1 is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $0.55/M vs $5/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4.8 and DeepSeek R1 compared across 53 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Opus 4.8	DeepSeek R1
Input price	$5/M tokens	$0.55/M tokens
Output price	$25/M tokens	$2.19/M tokens
Context window	1.0M tokens	128K tokens
Weights	Closed	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	May 2026	Feb 2025