Claude Opus 5 (High) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Claude Opus 5 (High) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25). 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 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
48.10
Total cost
$4332
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.10
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 (High)DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)48.113.1−72.8% DeepSeek R1 0528 (May… is 72.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,331.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)23.65s76.91s+225.2% DeepSeek R1 0528 (May… is 225.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.85 / $2.75
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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