Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max). 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 (Non-reasoning, Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
23.30
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
34.80
Total cost
$1081
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 (Non-reasoning, Low)DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.334.8+49.4% DeepSeek V4 Flash Vis… is 49.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,081.42— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.79s15.45s+43.2% DeepSeek V4 Flash Vis… is 43.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.44 / $1.32
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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