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Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (low)

Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.3 vs 8.2. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.053 vs $0.922. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 12.52s vs 60.18s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 75.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-01

Rank
#29
Total Output Tokens
63,207
Response Time (avg)
12.52s
Total Cost
$0.922
Rank
#32
Total Output Tokens
314,605
Response Time (avg)
60.18s
Total Cost
$0.053
Recommended model DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.2 vs 8.3), while costing about 17.6x less than Claude Sonnet 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 low Release: 2026-08-01
Score 8.3 8.2
Rank #29 #32
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.0 8.3
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 75.8%
Flaky tests 3 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.760 0.374
Total Cost $0.922 $0.053
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.140 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $0.280 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 145,956 93,336
Output Tokens 52,333 40,662
Reasoning Tokens 10,874 273,943
Response Time (avg) 12.52s 60.18s
Response Time (max) 66.71s 438.65s
Response Time (total) 275.42s 1323.92s

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#29 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#32 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

low
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
78.1s
Tokens
8,090 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 Flash 0731 7.3 5.1 77.8% 2 163.31s 5,953 782 86,028

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