This comparison focuses on what changes the actual build: cost, compatibility, required specs, caveats, and verification age. It does not rank providers by affiliate status or popularity. Updated 2026-07-14.
At a glance
Token cost at moderate daily use. Full comparison below. Both prices carry a source and date; ranking never depends on affiliate status.
Specifications
| Claude Opus 4.8 vendor · 17d | DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B vendor · 9d | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| API format | anthropic | openai |
| Restricted access | No | No |
| Context window | — | 128000 |
| Capabilities | Vision, Tools, Thinking | Thinking |
| Class | premium | standard |
Cost at three usage tiers
| A few questions and small tasks each day. | $52.50/mo | $5.52/mo |
| Daily use, plus some scheduled tasks. | $175.00/mo | $18.40/mo |
| Working for you most of the day, including web tasks. | $525.00/mo | $55.20/mo |
Token cost only; add a host for the full-stack estimate.
What others don't publish
Claude Opus 4.8
No unique caveat on file.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
No unique caveat on file.
Claude Opus 4.8 details →DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B details →