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Claude Opus 4.6 (medium) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high)

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high) leads on average score with 8.1 vs 6.3. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.261 vs $2.961. Claude Opus 4.6 (medium) is faster at 32.23s vs 55.99s, with pass rates of 60.9% vs 71.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#232
Total Output Tokens
96,722
Response Time (avg)
32.23s
Total Cost
$2.961
Rank
#94
Total Output Tokens
203,134
Response Time (avg)
55.99s
Total Cost
$0.261
Recommended model DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high)

It has the best score here (8.1), while costing about 11.4x less than Claude Opus 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-05 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 high Release: 2026-04-24
Score 6.3 8.1
Rank #232 #94
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.5 8.6
Attempts 66/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 60.9% 71.0%
Flaky tests 3 4
Total Runs 66 69
Cost per result 22.777 0.547
Total Cost $2.961 $0.261
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.002 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $1.280 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.002 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 108,573 298,794
Output Tokens 69,994 45,873
Reasoning Tokens 26,728 188,721
Response Time (avg) 32.23s 55.99s
Response Time (max) 151.51s 218.13s
Response Time (total) 515.65s 1287.87s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 284B total (13B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#232 Claude Opus 4.6

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#94 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423

high
Cost
$0.003
Time
93.1s
Tokens
7,926 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 5.7 7.1 44.4% 1 30.10s 8,522 13,057 4,121
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 50.60s 7,279 395 34,862

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