Data points: 83
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 5 to 1.
Evidence depth
83 data points
Includes 3 benchmark rows, 2 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 12 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwenclaude-opus-4-6-vs-deepseek-r1-distill-qwen | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 5 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Free providers |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Structured outputs, JSON mode. |
| Developer | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 32.8K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Jan 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | 32B |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Qwen |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-07-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 37.6%#61 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 61.5%#101 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 5.5%#82 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen |
|---|---|---|
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen |
|---|---|---|
ModelPool10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output $0.429/M / $2.14/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.018/M / $0.073/M |
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
N1N5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
小水管 API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 6167ms input / output $0/M / $0/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-7b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0/M / $0/M |
素墨API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 47 tok/s / 2344ms input / output No data | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.200/M / $0.020/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B speed / latency No data input / output $0.020/M / $0.020/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen is stronger when you prioritize Free providers. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 83 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
