Data points: 56
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek V2.5, 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
56 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 5 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 5 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek V2.5claude-opus-4-6-vs-deepseek-v2-5 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B DeepSeek V2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 5 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | 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 |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
65.8
Avg. score
DeepSeek V2.5
76.3
Selected category
Math
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 23.5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores 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 V2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers 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 V2.5 |
|---|---|---|
OpenRouter Fans0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Synapse0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
WAADRI0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-fast speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $36.00/M / $180.00/M | DeepSeek V2.5 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.190/M / $0.190/M |
Xiao Wan0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
天絮 API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek V2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek V2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | DeepSeek V2.5 DeepSeek V2.5 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 56 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.
