Cost Comparison: DeepSeek vs Claude/Codex
huangyun_122 · x · 2026-07-13
The author compares their own usage costs over the past 30 days:
- DeepSeek V4 Pro: 70 million tokens, costing 16 元
- Claude + Codex combined: 1.3 billion tokens, costing 40 美元
Based on this ratio, the author estimates that 1.4 billion tokens on DeepSeek would cost nearly 320 元, which appears to be higher than the combined cost of the two alternative models.
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