Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)46.813.1−72.0% DeepSeek R1 0528 (May… is 72.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,027.40Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.89s77.71s+421.9% DeepSeek R1 0528 (May… is 421.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$1.85 / $2.75
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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