Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) vs DeepSeek-Coder-V2

Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) vs DeepSeek-Coder-V2. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)Off the frontier
Intelligence
57.30
Total cost
$3752
DeepSeekDeepSeek-Coder-V2Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.70
Total cost
-
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 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)DeepSeek-Coder-V2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.34.7−91.8% DeepSeek-Coder-V2 is 91.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,752.32Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)28.65sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0—
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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