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Claude Opus 4.8 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.3 vs 7.3. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.066 vs $1.166. Claude Opus 4.8 is faster at 4.92s vs 84.66s, with pass rates of 63.6% vs 71.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#127
Total Output Tokens
16,797
Response Time (avg)
4.92s
Total Cost
$1.166
Rank
#126
Total Output Tokens
550,855
Response Time (avg)
84.66s
Total Cost
$0.066
Recommended model DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (medium)

It has the best score here (7.3), while costing about 17.8x less than Claude Opus 4.8.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 none Release: 2026-05-28 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 medium Release: 2026-08-01
Score 7.3 7.3
Rank #127 #126
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 7.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 63.6% 71.2%
Flaky tests 2 8
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 8.969 0.960
Total Cost $1.166 $0.066
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.065 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $0.180 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 149,203 89,819
Output Tokens 16,797 58,398
Reasoning Tokens 0 492,457
Response Time (avg) 4.92s 84.66s
Response Time (max) 35.03s 288.78s
Response Time (total) 108.24s 1862.46s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 284B total (13B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#127 Claude Opus 4.8

none
Cost
$0.053
Time
22.0s
Tokens
2,253 tok

#126 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

medium
Cost
$0.004
Time
93.3s
Tokens
13,252 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 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 3.29s 10,590 1,332 0
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 6.4 4.4 77.8% 2 198.78s 6,032 4,109 160,154

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