DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)
GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max): 8.9% more intelligence, 11.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 61.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) | GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.0 | 39.2 | +8.9% GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is 8.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,122.27 | $997.39 | −11.1% GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is 11.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 25.78s | 10.00s | −61.2% GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is 61.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $4.00 / $20.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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