Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs DeepSeek V3 0324

Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs DeepSeek V3 0324. 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 (Non-reasoning, High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.40
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 0324On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
9.70
Total cost
$19.9
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 (Non-reasoning, High)DeepSeek V3 0324Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)26.49.7−63.3% DeepSeek V3 0324 is 63.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$19.87— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.33s4.37s−71.5% DeepSeek V3 0324 is 71.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.24 / $0.90
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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