Claude Opus 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Claude Opus 5.5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash releases: 5 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 7 models.
- For intelligence, Claude Opus 5.5 scores highest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 58, against DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 39 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.
- For output speed, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is fastest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at 243 t/s, against Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback) at 91 t/s for Claude Opus 5.5.
- For cost per task, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheapest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at $0.15, against Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) at $0.55 for Claude Opus 5.5.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) |  Anthropic | 58 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 66 | $5.98 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $8,708 | 119k | 84k | 260M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 56 | 58 | 62 | 61 | - | 59 | 63 | $3.46 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $4,057 | 66k | 40k | 100M | 91 | 148.11s | 148.11s | 153.57s | 458.46s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 54 | 56 | 59 | 59 | - | 56 | 61 | $1.82 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $2,172 | 36k | 18k | 53M | 88 | 35.54s | 35.54s | 41.25s | 261.03s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 51 | 54 | 57 | 57 | - | 54 | 60 | $1.34 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $1,627 | 26k | 12k | 38M | 78 | 21.27s | 21.27s | 27.69s | 202.05s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 42 | 46 | 48 | 52 | - | 45 | 53 | $0.55 | $2.9 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $860 | 10k | 3k | 20M | 81 | 6.47s | 6.47s | 12.66s | 78.57s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) |  DeepSeek | 39 | 45 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 44 | $0.27 | $0.2 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | $477 | 89k | 63k | 253M | 232 | 0.97s | 9.58s | 11.73s | 282.36s | 552B 16B active at inference time | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |    +15 | |||
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) | DeepSeek | 25 | 30 | 36 | 30 | - | 25 | 32 | $0.15 | $0.2 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | $156 | 34k | 0 | 45M | 243 | 1.16s | 1.16s | 3.22s | 136.49s | 552B 16B active at inference time | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||