Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)

Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (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 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
31.90
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
45.10
Total cost
$445
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 4.6 (Max)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)31.945.1+41.4% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1… is 41.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$444.60— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)28.81s14.55s−49.5% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1… is 49.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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