Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI): API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) is 12.8% cheaper ($1323.75/mo vs $1518.75/mo), while DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) leads in token generation speed (150 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic) DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) (Fireworks AI) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $3.000 $3.000 Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $0.300 $1.500 Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $15.00 $8.00 DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1318 LMSYS Elo 1315 LMSYS Elo Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $1518.75 / mo $1323.75 / mo DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) (-12.8%)
Context Window 200,000 tokens 160,000 tokens Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Output Speed (Throughput) 75 tokens/sec 150 tokens/sec DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI)
Batch API Discount -50% (Anthropic) -50% (Fireworks AI) Anthropic
Primary Workload Fit Autonomous coding agents, complex refactoring, nuanced B2B content generation US/EU compliance enterprises needing DeepSeek R1 reasoning at 3x speed Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Claude 3.7 Sonnet → Try DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) → Open Full Simulator