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Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max)

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) leads on average score with 8.3 vs 8.2. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.537 vs $0.922. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 12.54s vs 61.35s, with pass rates of 75.8% vs 68.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#67
Total Output Tokens
63,204
Response Time (avg)
12.54s
Total Cost
$0.922
Rank
#62
Total Output Tokens
871,126
Response Time (avg)
61.35s
Total Cost
$0.537
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.2 vs 8.3), while responding about 4.9x faster than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash max Release: 2026-09-10
Score 8.2 8.3
Rank #67 #62
Reliability 10.0 9.1
Consistency 9.0 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 75.8% 68.2%
Flaky tests 3 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.144 3.829
Total Cost $0.922 $0.537
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 145,953 89,024
Output Tokens 52,330 5,558
Reasoning Tokens 10,874 865,568
Response Time (avg) 12.54s 61.35s
Response Time (max) 66.71s 335.08s
Response Time (total) 275.90s 1349.61s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 748B total (16B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#67 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#62 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

max
Cost
$0.066
Time
211.0s
Tokens
54,712 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 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 62.50s 7,509 373 132,357

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