Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (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 Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.90
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 V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.113.9−53.8% DeepSeek V3.1 Terminu… is 53.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)104.36s7.35s−93.0% DeepSeek V3.1 Terminu… is 93.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.27 / $1.00
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