Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 vs DeepSeek: R1
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 and DeepSeek: R1. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads overall
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in context window and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. DeepSeek: R1 remains competitive with advantages in price.
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Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 | DeepSeek: R1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Input price | $1/M | $0.70/M |
| Output price | $5/M | $3/M |
| Context window | 200K | 64K |
| Max output | 64K | 16K |
| Capabilities | Tool useVisionReasoning | Tool useReasoning |
| Released | Oct 15, 2025 | Jan 20, 2025 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
DeepSeek: R1 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
$5/M tokens
DeepSeek: R1
$3/M tokens
Context Window
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
200K tokens
DeepSeek: R1
64K tokens
Capabilities
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
3/4
DeepSeek: R1
2/4
Max Output
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
64K tokens
DeepSeek: R1
16K tokens
Recency
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Oct 2025
DeepSeek: R1
Jan 2025
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