Head-to-head
Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V3 (Thinking)
As of October 25, 2026, Claude Opus 5 leads DeepSeek V3 (Thinking) on the Analyzer Index, 92.4 to 82.0.
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Claude Opus 5
AnthropicDeepSeek V3 (Thinking)
DeepSeek| At a glance | Claude Opus 5 | DeepSeek V3 (Thinking) |
|---|---|---|
| Analyzer Index | 92.4 (5/13) | 82.0 (4/13) |
| Blended price | $10.00/M | $0.50/M |
| Cheapest host | maker's API | $0.44/M |
| Context | 1.0M | 128k |
| Output speed | 88 tok/s | 25 tok/s |
| Time to first token | 3.71 s | 1.73 s |
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 5 | DeepSeek V3 (Thinking) |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo Arena | ||
SWE-bench Verified SWE-bench | — | |
Output Speed Speed | ||
Time to First Token TTFT | ||
Rolling Contamination-Controlled Average Rolling Avg | — | |
Rolling Data Analysis Data Analysis | — | |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA | — | |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS AIME | — | |
ARC-AGI 2 ARC-AGI 2 | — | |
Aider Polyglot Aider | — | |
Frontier Composite Frontier | — | |
Output Stability Stability | — | |
Format Adherence Format | — | |
Recovery Rate Recovery | — | |
API Success Rate API OK | — | |
Safety Handling Safety | — |
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