| Usage Level | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | DeepSeek V3 Chat | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light (100 calls/day) | $13.50 | $0.67 | Save $12.83 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
| Medium (1K calls/day) | $252.00 | $11.76 | Save $240.24 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
| Heavy (10K calls/day) | $3,150.00 | $147.00 | Save $3,003.00 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
| Enterprise (100K/day) | $37,800.00 | $1,764.00 | Save $36,036.00 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
DeepSeek V3 Chat is 96% cheaper overall. Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input vs DeepSeek V3 Chat at $0.28/M input.
At 800 input + 400 output tokens per call: Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $84.00 and DeepSeek V3 Chat costs $3.92.
With a proxy like Tokonomics, switching is a one-line config change. Route different features to different models and track costs per model automatically.