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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Compare Claude Sonnet 5.5 from Anthropic and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Claude Sonnet 5.5
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
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Claude Sonnet 5.5
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Overview

Claude Sonnet 5.5
Author
Anthropic
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Author
DeepSeek
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Context length
1Mtokens
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Context length
1.05Mtokens
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Reasoning
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Reasoning
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input modalities
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input modalities
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Output modalities
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Output modalities

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: side-by-side summary

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Claude Sonnet 5.5, from Anthropic, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $2/M tokens input, $10/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, from DeepSeek, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.05/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5: 1,000,000 tokens
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens
Price
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5: $2/M tokens input, $10/M tokens output
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.05/M tokens input, $1.20/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5: Anthropic
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: DeepSeek
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5 model details, providers and pricing
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash model details, providers and pricing

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at a glance

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash comparison
Claude Sonnet 5.5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input price$2/M tokens$0.05/M tokens
Output price$10/M tokens$1.20/M tokens
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Intelligence Index56.039.5
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)2.84 s0.97 s
Throughput (p50)104.0 tok/s180.0 tok/s

Oct 5, 2026

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5.5 on OpenRouter: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.05/M tokens input and $1.20/M tokens output, while Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2/M tokens input and $10/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for Claude Sonnet 5.5.

Which is faster, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 180.0 tokens per second compared with 104.0 tokens per second for Claude Sonnet 5.5.

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