Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) vs DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) 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.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5 (Low)Off the frontier
Intelligence
24.30
Total cost
$653
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.10
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 5 (Low)DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.313.1−46.1% DeepSeek R1 0528 (May… is 46.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$652.70Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.35s76.91s+821.1% DeepSeek R1 0528 (May… is 821.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$1.85 / $2.75
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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