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Pick up to three. Scores are curated estimates on a 0–10 scale. Lock-in: higher = worse.
| Dimension | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Capability fit | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| Price / performance | 6.8 | 9.8 |
| Latency / reliability | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Developer & agent DX | 9.2 | 8.0 |
| Privacy / data retention | 9.0 | 4.5 |
| Lock-in risk (higher = worse) | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| Maturity / track record | 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Pricing | Sonnet 5 ~$2/$10 per 1M; Opus ~$5/$25; Haiku 4.5 ~$1/$5; Fable higher. Prompt caching + batch. Managed Agents session-hour fees. US-only inference ~1.1x. | As of 2026-09-14: Official API at api-docs.deepseek.com with very aggressive Flash/Pro token pricing (often cents per MTok on Flash tiers). Strong coding/reasoning open releases al… |