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Claude Opus 4.8 (low) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high)

Claude Opus 4.8 (low) leads on average score with 7.8 vs 7.6. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $2.089. Claude Opus 4.8 (low) is faster at 12.88s vs 51.81s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 69.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#86
Total Output Tokens
52,237
Response Time (avg)
12.88s
Total Cost
$2.089
Rank
#92
Total Output Tokens
211,310
Response Time (avg)
51.81s
Total Cost
$0.039
Recommended model DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.6 vs 7.8), while costing about 54.1x less than Claude Opus 4.8 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 high Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.8 7.6
Rank #86 #92
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 8.5
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 69.7%
Flaky tests 3 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 13.054 0.446
Total Cost $2.089 $0.039
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.083 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $0.165 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 156,522 108,480
Output Tokens 43,056 37,229
Reasoning Tokens 9,181 174,081
Response Time (avg) 12.88s 51.81s
Response Time (max) 127.97s 218.13s
Response Time (total) 283.32s 1139.75s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 284B total (13B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#86 Claude Opus 4.8

low
Cost
$0.031
Time
14.1s
Tokens
1,345 tok

#92 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 4.8 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 7.58s 10,590 3,637 809
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 50.60s 7,279 395 34,862

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