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DeepSeek V3 (0324) vs Claude Sonnet 5

At a glance

March 2024 iteration of the DeepSeek V3 685B MoE model.

70164K ctx$0.27/$1.12 per M#57/92

Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.

801M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M#26/92
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Benchmarks
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CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper88%
Capability
CapabilityECI70.0
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science67.6%Factual Recall—
Math
Math Problems75.5%Competition Math37.8%
Coding
Code Editing55.1%
Agentic
Task Horizon23min
Reasoning
CI 72.7-84.7Provisional
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter14%
Capability
CapabilityECI14%80.1
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science34%90.5%Factual Recall25.0%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math151%94.7%
Coding
Code Editing—
Agentic
Task Horizon—
Specs
164K
Context
66K
Max output
Mar 2025
Released
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input87%$0.27/M tokens
Output89%$1.12/M tokens
Cache read32%$0.14/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: DeepSeek V3 (0324) vs Claude Sonnet 5▼

Which is better, DeepSeek V3 (0324) or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Based on the Capability Index, Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher (80.1 vs 70.0). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 (0324) or Claude Sonnet 5?

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DeepSeek V3 (0324) has a lower blended cost. DeepSeek V3 (0324): $0.27 input / $1.12 output. Claude Sonnet 5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, DeepSeek V3 (0324) or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: DeepSeek V3 (0324) supports 164K tokens vs Claude Sonnet 5 at 1M tokens.

Do both DeepSeek V3 (0324) and Claude Sonnet 5 support vision?

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Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision/image input, but DeepSeek V3 (0324) does not.

What are the key differences between DeepSeek V3 (0324) and Claude Sonnet 5?

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Key differences: Claude Sonnet 5 has a notably higher capability index (10.1 point gap); DeepSeek V3 (0324) is significantly cheaper; only Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision input; only Claude Sonnet 5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both DeepSeek V3 (0324) and Claude Sonnet 5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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