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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (medium)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads on average score with 7.3 vs 7.3. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.066 vs $0.661. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is faster at 7.67s vs 84.66s, with pass rates of 57.6% vs 71.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#120
Total Output Tokens
19,362
Response Time (avg)
7.67s
Total Cost
$0.661
Rank
#126
Total Output Tokens
550,855
Response Time (avg)
84.66s
Total Cost
$0.066
Recommended model DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.3 vs 7.3), while costing about 10.1x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 none Release: 2026-02-17 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 medium Release: 2026-08-01
Score 7.3 7.3
Rank #120 #126
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 7.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 57.6% 71.2%
Flaky tests 1 8
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.503 0.960
Total Cost $0.661 $0.066
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.065 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $0.180 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 123,273 89,819
Output Tokens 19,362 58,398
Reasoning Tokens 0 492,457
Response Time (avg) 7.67s 84.66s
Response Time (max) 51.18s 288.78s
Response Time (total) 122.78s 1862.46s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B 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.

#120 Claude Sonnet 4.6

none
Cost
$0.038
Time
27.3s
Tokens
2,598 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 Sonnet 4.6 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 5.19s 8,522 2,127 0
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 6.4 4.4 77.8% 2 198.78s 6,032 4,109 160,154

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