Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)

Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
29.10
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.40
Total cost
$277
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 Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.130.4+4.5% DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 … is 4.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$277.30— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)25.65s48.87s+90.5% DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 … is 90.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.43 / $0.87
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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