Data points: 94
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek V4 Pro, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Tie
Tie currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 3.
Evidence depth
94 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 6 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 23 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek V4 Proclaude-opus-4-6-vs-deepseek-v4-pro | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Tie | Tie |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
| Developer | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Context window | No data | No data |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | No data | No data |
| Modalities | No data | No data |
| Features | None listed | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | 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 V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 35.9%#8 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 50.0%#12 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 88.8%#13 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#46 | $0.870/M#13 |
| Input price | $6.25/M#41 | $0.435/M#17 |
| Blended price | $10.94/M#67 | $0.544/M#26 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.32 s#33 | 83.22 s#106 |
| Time to first token | 1.32 s#54 | 1.06 s#40 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro-free No audit yet |
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro No audit yet |
Yuan APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro No audit yet |
Omini ApiWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro 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 V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
6i2 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 280 tok/s / 3242ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 189 tok/s / 4115ms input / output No data |
Kunkunout API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 16141ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Tokeness20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 44 tok/s / 2803ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 41 tok/s / 9833ms input / output No data |
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V4 Pro 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 V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro speed / latency No data input / output $1.74/M / $3.48/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 c/claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0017/M / $0.0017/M | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro speed / latency No data input / output $1.25/M / $2.50/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek V4 Pro: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. | DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek V4 Pro is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 94 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.
