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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium)

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 8.7 vs 8.6. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.591 vs $1.175. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) is faster at 10.79s vs 32.88s, with pass rates of 81.2% vs 73.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#63
Total Output Tokens
48,293
Response Time (avg)
10.79s
Total Cost
$1.175
Rank
#53
Total Output Tokens
444,665
Response Time (avg)
32.88s
Total Cost
$0.591
Recommended model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (medium)

It has the best score here (8.7), while costing about 2.0x less than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-29 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash medium Release: 2026-09-10
Score 8.6 8.7
Rank #63 #53
Reliability 10.0 9.6
Consistency 8.3 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.2% 73.9%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 7.340 1.757
Total Cost $1.175 $0.591
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.013 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $1.320 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.013 / 1M
Cache Write Price $2.500 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 345,687 280,643
Output Tokens 13,550 7,342
Reasoning Tokens 34,743 437,323
Response Time (avg) 10.79s 32.88s
Response Time (max) 51.53s 276.31s
Response Time (total) 248.22s 756.34s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 748B total (16B 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.

#63 Claude Sonnet 5.5

high
Cost
$0.088
Time
73.5s
Tokens
8,914 tok

#53 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.014
Time
34.7s
Tokens
11,541 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 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.85s 10,608 561 6,326
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 34.45s 7,509 396 71,345

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