Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25). 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 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.30
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Off the frontier
Intelligence
11.40
Total cost
$461
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 (Non-reasoning)DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.311.4−40.9% DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is 40.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$460.74— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.14s19.94s+64.3% DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is 64.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$2.00 / $4.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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