Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max)

Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (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 (Non-reasoning, High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.40
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
34.30
Total cost
$200
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 V4 Flash 0731 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)26.434.3+29.9% DeepSeek V4 Flash 073… is 29.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$199.63— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.11s17.63s+16.7% DeepSeek V4 Flash 073… is 16.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.14 / $0.28
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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