DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6: Release Comparison
Comparison of the DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 and Claude Sonnet 4.6 releases: 3 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 scores highest: DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 31, against Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 30 for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
- For output speed, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 is fastest: DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) at 98 t/s, against Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 46 t/s for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
- For cost per task, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 is cheapest: DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) at $0.12, against Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at $2.49 for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) |  DeepSeek | 31 | 35 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 38 | $0.12 | $0.2 | $0.435 | $0.87 | $0.0036 | $277 | 49k | 33k | 212M | 88 | 1.64s | 51.28s | 56.96s | 387.69s | 1.6T 49B active at inference time | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +6 | |||
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) |  Anthropic | 30 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 43 | $2.49 | $2.3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $4,925 | 75k | 56k | 233M | 46 | 124.85s | 124.85s | 135.63s | 1249.33s | - | 1M | Feb 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |   | |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) | DeepSeek | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.435 | $0.87 | $0.0036 | - | - | - | - | 93 | 1.79s | 23.23s | 28.62s | - | 1.6T 49B active at inference time | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text | +5 | |||
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 1.36s | 1.36s | 13.62s | - | - | 1M | Feb 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort) | Anthropic | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 1.41s | 1.41s | 13.73s | - | - | 1M | Feb 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) | DeepSeek | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.435 | $0.87 | $0.0036 | - | - | - | - | 98 | 1.57s | 1.57s | 6.67s | - | 1.6T 49B active at inference time | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text |   +2 | |||