Data points: 67
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek V3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 4.
Evidence depth
67 data points
Includes 6 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek V3
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek V3claude-opus-4-6-vs-deepseek-v3 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests |
| 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 | No data |
| 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.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $0.890/M#14 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.400/M#16 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 35.4%#75 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $0.523/M#24 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 55.7%#113 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 3.6%#99 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 V3 |
|---|---|---|
AIHubMix30 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 519ms input / output No data |
钠 API25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 210 tok/s / 2424ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GOU API10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 51 tok/s / 9040ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
ModelPool10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3 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 V3 deepseek-chat-search speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.060/M / $0.060/M | DeepSeek V3 deepseek-v3 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0010/M / $0.0010/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | DeepSeek V3 deepseek-v3-0324 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek V3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage. | DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: DeepSeek V3 leads across 67 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.
