Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (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, High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
24.70
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
39.50
Total cost
$672
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, High)DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.739.5+59.9% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (… is 59.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$671.96— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.71s15.00s+18.0% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (… is 18.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.29 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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