Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Instruct

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
DeepSeekDeepSeek Coder V2 Lite InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.30
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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.15.3−82.4% DeepSeek Coder V2 Lit… is 82.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)75.21sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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