Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026
This page compares Claude 3 Opus (Anthropic) and DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, DeepSeek V4 Pro is ahead by 288 points (1,536 vs 1,248; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, DeepSeek V4 Pro resolves 71.6% versus 38.4% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). DeepSeek V4 Pro streams faster (70 tok/s) while DeepSeek V4 Pro is the cheaper output token ($0.87/1M). DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.
Anthropic
Claude 3 OpusOriginal Claude 3 flagship. Kept so opus 3 vs later Opus and vs GPT-4o still resolve.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 ProOpen-weight-adjacent DeepSeek flagship. High reasoning density per dollar.
Instant pairwise benchmark recalculation across 400+ LLMs
Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
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288 pts advantage
22 tok/s faster
$74.13/1M cheaper
Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.
DeepSeek V4 Pro is estimated to save $1,621.73/month ($19,461/year).
Higher SWE-bench (71.6%).
Lower output list price ($0.87/1M).
Lower TTFT (410 ms).
Larger window (1M).
Claude 3 Opus is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Higher SWE-bench (71.6%). |
| High-volume chat | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Lower output list price ($0.87/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Lower TTFT (410 ms). |
| Long-document RAG | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Larger window (1M). |
| Screenshots / vision | Claude 3 Opus | Claude 3 Opus is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
Top DeepSeek vs top Anthropic Elo. Usually V4 Pro vs Opus 5. License and invoice decide as much as Elo.
2026-06 open-weight-adjacent flagship. The usual cheap-vs-Claude question starts here.
Jan 2025 reasoning model. Still searched. V4 Pro is the newer DeepSeek buy.
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