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Model A
Claude Sonnet 4.5

Anthropic

53.2/100

Estimated · Public rank #99

90% interval 41.7–64.8

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Updated August 13, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.

Model B
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

DeepSeek

60.9/100

Estimated · Public rank #48

90% interval 51.1–70.8

Decision reading

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the higher public score estimate, 60.93 versus 53.23, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.

3 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

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.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented

  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 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

    The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

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

    Not enough matched evidence

    The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

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

    Not enough matched evidence

    The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Claude Sonnet 4.5 does not fit this workload in one request. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback

What is actually comparable

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

Shared results
3
Claude Sonnet 4.5 only
8
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 only
31
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8

3 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.

Agentic

Directional only
Claude Sonnet 4.5
55.4
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
74.5
Weighted basis
2 vs 2 rows
Reading
Directional only

Coding

Directional only
Claude Sonnet 4.5
77.2
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
70.9
Weighted basis
1 vs 2 rows
Reading
Directional only

Knowledge

Directional only
Claude Sonnet 4.5
83.4
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
62.5
Weighted basis
1 vs 4 rows
Reading
Directional only

Reasoning

Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 4.5
13.6
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Not measured
Weighted basis
1 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 4.5
11.2
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
95.2
Weighted basis
2 vs 1 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Not measured
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Not measured
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Not measured
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

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.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

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 Sonnet 4.5
$0.0105
Fits in one request
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
$0.00087
Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Claude Sonnet 4.5
$0.195
Fits in one request
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
$0.02436
Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 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 Sonnet 4.5
$0.81
Does not fit in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
$0.01812
Fits in one request

Claude Sonnet 4.5 does not fit this workload in one request. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Specification differences

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

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

200K

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Not published

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

$0.003625 per 1M cached input tokens

Reasoning profile

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Non-Reasoning

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Reasoning

Weight access

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Proprietary

License

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Proprietary

Release date

Claude Sonnet 4.5

2025-09-01

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

2026-08-13

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
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the higher public score estimate, 60.93 versus 53.23, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.195 vs $0.02436. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.81 vs $0.01812.
Context tradeoff
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the larger documented window (1M).

Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Benchmark evidence

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

Browse raw public benchmark evidence42 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Claude Sonnet 4.550%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081367.9%
    Source

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads this result

  • OSWorld-Verified

    Claude Sonnet 4.561.4%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • VITA-Bench

    Claude Sonnet 4.517.0%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • Gert Labs

    Claude Sonnet 4.548.51%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • JobBench

    Claude Sonnet 4.527.7%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081387.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • BrowseComp

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081383.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/ tools

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081360.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081373.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Toolathlon

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081351.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CyberGym

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081383.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Toolathlon-Verified

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081374.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Agents' Last Exam

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081325.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • AutomationBench

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081331.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Verified

    Claude Sonnet 4.577.2%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081380.6%
    Source

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads this result

  • LiveCodeBench Pass@1-COT

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081393.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Codeforces

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 08133206.0
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Pro

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081355.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE Multilingual

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081376.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081367.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081349.93%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081387.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • NL2Repo

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081361.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • deepSwe

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081362.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • DSBench-FullStack

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081371.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • DSBench-Hard

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081367.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • ARC-AGI-2

    Claude Sonnet 4.513.6%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • MRCR 1M

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081383.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CorpusQA 1M

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081362.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    Claude Sonnet 4.583.4%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081390.1%
    Source

    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads this result

  • MMLU-Pro

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081387.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SimpleQA

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081357.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Chinese-SimpleQA

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081384.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081390.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081342.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • AIME 2025

    Claude Sonnet 4.587%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Claude Sonnet 4.513.495%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Claude Sonnet 4.54.167%
    Source
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Feb 2026

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081395.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • IMOAnswerBench

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081389.8%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Apex

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081338.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Apex Shortlist

    Claude Sonnet 4.5
    DeepSeek V4 Pro 081390.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the higher public score estimate, 60.93 versus 53.23, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

The current agentic tasks averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which costs less, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.0105 on Claude Sonnet 4.5 and $0.00087 on DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813; repository review costs $0.195 and $0.02436; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.81 and $0.01812. Claude Sonnet 4.5 does not fit this workload in one request. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 200K.

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Last updated August 13, 2026

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