Model comparison
Claude Haiku 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic) and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (DeepSeek) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price per 1M | $0.100 | $0.060 |
| Output price per 1M | $0.500 | $0.180 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 944K tokens |
| Input types | text, image, pdf | text |
| Capabilities | tools, JSON, vision, reasoning | tools, JSON, reasoning |
| Author | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
What a month costs on each
| Workload | Claude Haiku 5.5 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out) | $3.50 | $1.62 |
| RAG month (40M in, 3M out) | $5.50 | $2.94 |
| Coding month (60M in, 10M out) | $11.00 | $5.40 |
On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs less (about 55% less than Claude Haiku 5.5). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Call either one
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "anthropic/claude-haiku-5-5", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
# the other one: change the model string
-d '{"model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731", ...}'Common questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 5.5 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 55%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, at 1M tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 offers 1M tokens.
Can I switch between Claude Haiku 5.5 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 without changing code?
Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (anthropic/claude-haiku-5-5 or deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731).
How do I pay for Claude Haiku 5.5 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.
More Claude models: Anthropic API pricing · More DeepSeek: DeepSeek API pricing