Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) vs DeepSeek Reasoner: API price and specs
DeepSeek Reasoner is 72% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on input price.
DeepSeek Reasoner is 89% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on output price.
DeepSeek Reasoner is 80% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
DeepSeek Reasoner has a 400% larger context than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest).
| Field | Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) | DeepSeek Reasoner |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.50 +257.1% | $0.14 |
| Median input, per 1M | $1.00 +410.2% | $0.20 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $2.50 +792.9% | $0.28 |
| Median output, per 1M | $5.00 +654.1% | $0.66 |
| Lowest unit price | $0.001 / request | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $1.00 +410.2% | $0.20 |
| Context | 200K +80% | 1M |
| Max output | 64K +83.3% | 384K |
| Providers | 34 | 4 +88.2% |
| Regions | APAC, AU, EU, GLOBAL, IN, JP, US | APAC |
| Accepts | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text | text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | openrouter | requesty |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
edenai, helicone, orcarouter, requesty
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) or DeepSeek Reasoner?
DeepSeek Reasoner is 72% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on input price. DeepSeek Reasoner is 89% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on output price. DeepSeek Reasoner is 80% cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) or DeepSeek Reasoner?
Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest): 200K tokens; DeepSeek Reasoner: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Claude Haiku 4.5 (latest) and DeepSeek Reasoner?
edenai, helicone, orcarouter, requesty