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Claude Mythos 5.2 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Updated November 10, 2026. We do not rank this pair: at least one has no public score. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. 2 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
Anthropic logo
Claude Mythos 5.2

Anthropic

—

Evidence status unavailable

90% interval unavailable

Model B
DeepSeek logo
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

65.13/100

Supported · Public rank #32

90% interval 59.9–70.4

API price per 1M tokens

Claude Mythos 5.2: $8 input / $40 output

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: $0.30 input / $1.20 output

Context window

Claude Mythos 5.2: 1M

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1M

Released

Claude Mythos 5.2: November 9, 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: October 17, 2026

Shared results
2
Claude Mythos 5.2 only
12
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 only
35
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8
Supported: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
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  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    Claude Mythos 5.2 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    Claude Mythos 5.2 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.

    Confidence: limited

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    No clear pick

    The documented context windows are equal.

    Confidence: documented

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

—Claude Mythos 5.263.1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8

The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.

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What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

A shared-evidence shape is not available.

BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, reasoning, multimodal, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Agentic

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
61.8
Supported · #22/132
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 5 vs 12 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Coding

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
63.1
Supported · #15/158
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 11 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
58.7
Estimated · #35/158
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 3 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
63.9
Supported · #28/67
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 1 vs 5 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Knowledge

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
63.7
Supported · #35/179
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 8 vs 3 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
Claude Mythos 5.2
Not ranked
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
65.6
Unranked · 3 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 2 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, reasoning, multimodal, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

Claude Mythos 5.2
$0.028
Fits in one request
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
$0.0009
Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Claude Mythos 5.2
$0.52
Fits in one request
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
$0.0186
Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

Claude Mythos 5.2
$0.6
Fits in one request
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
$0.0192
Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Your workload

Enter a month of tokens to price it at both models’ listed API rates.

Claude Mythos 5.2
$160.00
per month
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
$5.40
per month

Standard listed rates, no batch or volume discounts.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Reasoning profile

Claude Mythos 5.2

Reasoning

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Reasoning

Weight access

Claude Mythos 5.2

Proprietary

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Open Weight

License

Claude Mythos 5.2

Proprietary

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Open Weight

Release date

Claude Mythos 5.2

2026-11-09

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

2026-10-17

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.52 vs $0.0186. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.6 vs $0.0192.
Context tradeoff
Both models list 1M.
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5.2 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?

At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, Claude Mythos 5.2 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?

Claude Mythos 5.2 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Mythos 5.2 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?

Claude Mythos 5.2 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.

Which costs less, Claude Mythos 5.2 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.028 on Claude Mythos 5.2 and $0.0009 on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017; repository review costs $0.52 and $0.0186; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.6 and $0.0192. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Mythos 5.2 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?

Both models list the same context window, 1M.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Claude Mythos 5.2
API / mo$36,000
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
API / mo$1,125
Self-host / mo$27,962
Break-evenNot reached at 70% load
Model the full break-even

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence49 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 4.0

    Claude Mythos 5.270.50%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101742.30%
    Source

    Claude Mythos 5.2 leads this result

  • Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1

    Claude Mythos 5.275.3%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • CVE Rediscovery

    Claude Mythos 5.289.6%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • ExploitGym

    Claude Mythos 5.238.1%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101715.3%
    Source

    Claude Mythos 5.2 leads this result

  • Binary Exploitation Benchmark

    Claude Mythos 5.2148
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101790.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • terminalBench3

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101730%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CyberGym

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101788.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/ tools

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101763.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • AutomationBench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101760.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Agents' Last Exam

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101735.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101774.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CWE-bench v1

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101755.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MazeBench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10171%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CWE-bench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101757.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • ScarfBench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101769.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Codeforces

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10173471.0
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101790.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • terminalBench3

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101730%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • DeepSWE

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101777.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ProgramBench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101729.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • NL2Repo

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101768.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OpenHarmony Bench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101760.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Bug Hunt Bench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101739.1 fixes
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierCode 2.0

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101719.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CursorBench 4.0

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101747.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • STEMBench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10172.54
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • JevBench 1.4

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10174.77
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • JevBench 1.5

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10176.65
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • Biomedical image analysis

    Claude Mythos 5.280.7%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • ExtractBench (LlamaIndex)

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101787.11%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ParseBench

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101764.38%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Chartography (tools)

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101783.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • BabyVision w/ Python

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101792.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ZeroBench w/ Python

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101751.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • De novo protein-binder design

    Claude Mythos 5.285.1%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Protein Design

    Claude Mythos 5.264.6%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • SingleCellBench

    Claude Mythos 5.265.6%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Protocols (troubleshooting)

    Claude Mythos 5.277.1%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Protein Domain ID

    Claude Mythos 5.291.8%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Protein Mutation Attribution

    Claude Mythos 5.251.5%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Morphology-to-molecule matching

    Claude Mythos 5.235.2%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • Medicinal chemistry

    Claude Mythos 5.269.0%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101790.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101790.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101742.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • Apex

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101765.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101767.368%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Claude Mythos 5.2—
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101726.829%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

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