Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
57.60
Total cost
$8708
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.70
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 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.613.7−76.2% DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-re… is 76.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)670.18s6.51s−99.0% DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-re… is 99.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.56 / $1.68
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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