Data points: 55
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek VL2, 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
55 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 6 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek VL2claude-opus-4-6-vs-deepseek-vl2 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 VL2 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and DeepSeek VL2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 VL2 DeepSeek VL2 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 55 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Claude Opus 4.6 vs DeepSeek VL2 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| 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 | 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 |
DeepSeek VL2
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
OpenRouter Fans0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Synapse0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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WAADRI0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Xiao Wan0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $2.45/M / $12.24/M | DeepSeek VL2 deepseek-ai/deepseek-vl2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.979/M / $3.92/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
