Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (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 Pro 0424 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.40
Total cost
$277
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 Pro 0424 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.330.4+30.5% DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 … is 30.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$277.30— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.81s48.62s+349.8% DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 … is 349.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.43 / $0.87
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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