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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro

Summary

Claude Sonnet 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro benchmark comparison: Claude Sonnet 5 leads on average score with 7.9 vs 7.6. DeepSeek V4 Pro has the lower benchmark cost at $0.157 vs $0.550. Claude Sonnet 5 is faster at 9.94s vs 77.20s, with pass rates of 79.4% vs 66.7%.

Recommended model: Claude Sonnet 5 - It has the best score here (7.9), while responding about 7.8x faster than DeepSeek V4 Pro.

Last updated at: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek V4 Pro high Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.9 7.6
Rank #30 #43
Reliability 10.0 9.3
Consistency 9.0 7.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.4% 66.7%
Flaky tests 3 8
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 3.662 1.742
Total Cost $0.550 $0.157
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.435 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $0.870 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 67,416 38,726
Output Tokens 34,012 6,334
Reasoning Tokens 7,673 159,151
Response Time (avg) 9.94s 77.20s
Response Time (max) 56.94s 416.76s
Response Time (total) 208.71s 1621.17s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#30 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#43 DeepSeek V4 Pro

high
Cost
$0.023
Time
257.6s
Tokens
14,870 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 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.80s 834 1,220 446
DeepSeek V4 Pro 5.7 5.9 58.3% 2 25.70s 536 149 3,214
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 Pro 6.1 4.6 66.7% 2 243.00s 5,090 383 84,580
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 4.5 2.1 66.7% 1 37.01s 29,394 4,848 2,170
DeepSeek V4 Pro 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 38.17s 14,060 454 5,836
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.16s 10,503 312 0
DeepSeek V4 Pro 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 25.03s 7,690 274 2,166
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 20.38s 975 12,140 1,994
DeepSeek V4 Pro 3.6 7.2 22.2% 1 151.46s 569 4,404 50,391
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 4.8 3.2 33.3% 1 4.32s 708 264 0
DeepSeek V4 Pro 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 8.83s 471 115 1,013
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 3.10s 909 318 269
DeepSeek V4 Pro 7.8 6.6 83.3% 1 8.73s 627 66 2,726
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.98s 894 407 121
DeepSeek V4 Pro 6.9 4.9 77.8% 2 56.85s 591 178 2,563
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 10.70s 12,351 433 90
DeepSeek V4 Pro 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 15.92s 8,909 295 701
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 7.06s 258 917 204
DeepSeek V4 Pro 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 34.01s 183 16 5,961

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