Data points: 61
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
61 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5Bclaude-opus-4-6-vs-deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
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 1.5B |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 72 |
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 1.5B |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 6167ms input / output $0/M / $0/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 61 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Average speed, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Context window | 1M tokens | No data |
| Max output | 128K tokens | No data |
| Released | Apr 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1.5b No audit yet |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B
deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1.5b
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 1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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10dian-API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.060/M / $0.060/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
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AAAI0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
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ChooseC API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B speed / latency No data input / output $0.200/M / $0.020/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
