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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash benchmark comparison: DeepSeek V4 Flash leads on average score with 8.3 vs 7.8. DeepSeek V4 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.029 vs $1.418. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is faster at 17.06s vs 45.85s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 74.6%.

Recommended model: DeepSeek V4 Flash - It has the best score here (8.3), while costing about 49.8x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Last updated at: 2026-06-12

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek V4 Flash high Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.8 8.3
Rank #34 #26
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 8.5
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.1% 74.6%
Flaky tests 2 4
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 10.904 0.299
Total Cost $1.418 $0.029
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.098 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $0.196 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 49,112 39,745
Output Tokens 54,703 10,310
Reasoning Tokens 29,970 123,501
Response Time (avg) 17.06s 45.85s
Response Time (max) 46.35s 218.13s
Response Time (total) 221.83s 962.79s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#34 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#26 DeepSeek V4 Flash

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

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 2.98s 789 1,046 1,093
DeepSeek V4 Flash 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 28.51s 540 140 7,770
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686
DeepSeek V4 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 50.60s 7,279 395 34,862
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 46.35s 18,351 5,871 3,962
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 76.57s 14,016 465 7,347
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.90s 8,676 649 742
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 28.03s 7,290 201 1,179
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 0ms 471 25,790 16,919
DeepSeek V4 Flash 4.1 4.4 44.5% 2 100.31s 666 27 59,249
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.94s 564 256 433
DeepSeek V4 Flash 6.1 3.1 66.7% 1 25.15s 471 79 632
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.61s 792 318 552
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.36s 627 63 1,622
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.31s 816 592 646
DeepSeek V4 Flash 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 26.11s 594 196 1,767
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 7.48s 11,454 655 351
DeepSeek V4 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 74.73s 8,079 228 542
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 30.09s 204 3,437 1,586
DeepSeek V4 Flash 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 54.46s 183 8,516 8,531

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