DeepSeek vs Claude API: Which is Cheaper for Production AI Apps in 2026?
DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.28/M input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00/M. That is a 10× gap on paper — but is it the full story? This post breaks down real production costs across three scenarios (10K to 10M calls/day), compares hidden costs like data privacy and uptime SLA, and includes a Python cost calculator you can run against your own usage logs.
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