Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (High)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (High). 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 V4 Pro 0424 (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
30.10
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 V4 Pro 0424 (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.630.1−47.7% DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 … is 47.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)626.13s26.38s−95.8% DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 … is 95.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.43 / $0.87
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