Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs DeepSeek-V2-Chat

Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs DeepSeek-V2-Chat. 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
50.80
Total cost
$7275
DeepSeekDeepSeek-V2-ChatNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.50
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 (Max)DeepSeek-V2-ChatDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)50.85.5−89.2% DeepSeek-V2-Chat is 89.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,274.74Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)50.36sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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