Claude Sonnet 3.7 vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B
Claude Sonnet 3.7 comes out ahead, 63 to 47 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 3.7
63/100- ECI141.2
- Price$3.00 / $15.00
- Context200K
DeepSeekDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B
47/100- ECI137.4
- Price—
- Context131K
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Claude Sonnet 3.7 is our pick
Claude Sonnet 3.7 is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B (47). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.
- CapabilityClaude Sonnet 3.7Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Sonnet 3.7 141.2 · DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B 137.4
- Lowest priceClaude Sonnet 3.7Claude Sonnet 3.7 $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B unpriced
- Longest contextClaude Sonnet 3.7Claude Sonnet 3.7 200,000 · DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsClaude Sonnet 3.7Claude Sonnet 3.7: Text, Images, PDFs · DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B: Text
- Self-hostingDeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Claude Sonnet 3.7 | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 67% | 67 | 62 |
| Inputs & features | 20% | 70 | 10 |
| Context window | 13% | 32 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 63/100 | 47/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Claude Sonnet 3.7Anthropic | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32BDeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 141.2 (best) | 137.4 |
| ECI rank | #96 of 148 (best) | #110 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 79.7% (best) | 64.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 57.8% (best) | 55.6% |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 61.0% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $3.00 | — |
| Output | $15.00 | — |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $6.00 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Median of 3 providers | — |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 200,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 3 | — |
| Released | Feb 19, 2025 | Jan 20, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Oct 31, 2024 | — |
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- Claude Sonnet 3.7$60.00
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Claude Sonnet 3.7 or DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B?
Claude Sonnet 3.7 is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B (47). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 3.7 or DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B?
Claude Sonnet 3.7 is cheaper at $3.00 input / $15.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $6.00 per million tokens for Claude Sonnet 3.7 versus . DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Claude Sonnet 3.7 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Sonnet 3.7 141.2 (#96 of 148) and DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B 137.4 (#110 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (138.7–142.9 vs 130.7–138.7), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 3.7 79.7%, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B 64.1%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Claude Sonnet 3.7 57.8%, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B 55.6%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Claude Sonnet 3.7 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Note that DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Claude Sonnet 3.7 has the largest context window at 200,000 tokens, against 131,072 for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B. Maximum output per response: Claude Sonnet 3.7 up to 64,000, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Claude Sonnet 3.7 accepts text, images and PDFs; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B accepts text. Claude Sonnet 3.7 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Claude Sonnet 3.7 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Claude Sonnet 3.7 is the newest, released Feb 19, 2025. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B came out Jan 20, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Sonnet 3.7 Oct 31, 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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