Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude Opus 4.5 #34 (Supported); DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) #97 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 47 results are unique to Claude Opus 4.5; 0 to DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning).
Updated July 20, 2026- Shared results
- 12
- Claude Opus 4.5 only
- 47
- DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) only
- 0
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Claude Opus 4.5 is priced at $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning). Claude Opus 4.5 has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning).
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude Opus 4.5 | Δ | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Claude Opus 4.562.6 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Coding | Claude Opus 4.571.7 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Reasoning | Claude Opus 4.564.4 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Knowledge | Claude Opus 4.558.1 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Math | Claude Opus 4.557.5 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Multilingual | Claude Opus 4.585.7 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Multimodal | Claude Opus 4.569.9 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
| Inst. Following | Claude Opus 4.569.5 | MarginNo overlap | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.5 | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Opus 4.5$5 input / $25 output | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)$0 input / $0 output | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Opus 4.546 tok/s | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Opus 4.51.01 s | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Opus 4.5200K | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)128K | Claude Opus 4.5 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic16 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 59.3% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 66.3% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorldSource | 66.3% | — | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | 59.6% | — | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | 52.3% | — | Not comparable |
| τ³-bench resultsSource | 70.2% | — | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | 23.3% | — | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | 26.4% | — | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | 43.5% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | 42.3% | — | Not comparable |
| MCP-TasksSource | 71.8% | — | Not comparable |
| WideResearchSource | 76.4% | — | Not comparable |
| CyberGymSource | 50.6% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 86.3% | 37.4% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 64.23% | — | Not comparable |
| JobBenchSource | 32.3% | — | Not comparable |
Coding6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 80.9% | — | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBench v6Source | 84.8% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 57.1% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 77.5% | — | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | 43.2% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 47.0% | 39.1% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87% | — | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | 70.6% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | 89.5% | — | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | 96.6% | — | Not comparable |
| C-EvalSource | 92.2% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 30.8% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 34.7% | 20.7% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 81.0% | 77.9% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 12.9% | 13.0% | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -3.9% | -28.4% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 40.7% | 28.8% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 75.4% | 80.3% | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
| AA MMLU-ProSource | 88.9% | — | Not comparable |
Math7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | 95.1% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2025Source | 92.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Nov 2025Source | 93.3% | — | Not comparable |
| HMMT Feb 2026Source | 85.3% | — | Not comparable |
| MMAnswerBenchSource | 84.0% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | 20.690% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source | 4.167% | — | Not comparable |
Multilingual2 benchmarks
Multimodal8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMU-ProSource | 70.6% | — | Not comparable |
| MathVisionSource | 74.3% | — | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | 68.5% | — | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | 84.4% | — | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | 45.7% | — | Not comparable |
| V*Source | 67.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 71.2% | — | Not comparable |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1279 | 1155 | Claude Opus 4.5 leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude Opus 4.5 and DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) today?
Claude Opus 4.5: $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning): $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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