Head-to-head
Claude Opus 4.8 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
As of October 26, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads Claude Opus 4.8 on the Analyzer Index, 81.5 to 80.7.
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Claude Opus 4.8
AnthropicDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek| At a glance | Claude Opus 4.8 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Analyzer Index | 80.7 (7/13) | 81.5 (6/13) |
| Blended price | $10.00/M | $0.27/M |
| Cheapest host | maker's API | $0.11/M |
| Context | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Output speed | 55 tok/s | 137 tok/s |
| Time to first token | 0.95 s | 1.04 s |
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.8 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo Arena | ||
Output Speed Speed | ||
Time to First Token TTFT | ||
Rolling Contamination-Controlled Average Rolling Avg | ||
Rolling Data Analysis Data Analysis | ||
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 FrontierMath | — | |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA | ||
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS AIME | ||
ARC-AGI 2 ARC-AGI 2 | ||
Frontier Composite Frontier | ||
Output Stability Stability | — | |
Format Adherence Format | — | |
Recovery Rate Recovery | — | |
API Success Rate API OK | ||
Safety Handling Safety | — |
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