DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) vs GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) by DeepSeek or GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh)
GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max): 22.8% more intelligence, 23.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 40.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) | GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.0 | 44.2 | +22.8% GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) is 22.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,122.27 | $854.60 | −23.9% GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) is 23.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 25.92s | 36.49s | +40.8% GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) is 40.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| 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-6 Sol (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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