Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
20.70
Total cost
$1501
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.713.9−32.9% DeepSeek V3.1 Terminu… is 32.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,501.22Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)21.53s7.43s−65.5% DeepSeek V3.1 Terminu… is 65.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.27 / $1.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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