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Claude Opus 4.7 vs. DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

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Specifications

General specifications

Release date, availability, context window, architecture, and published parameter counts at a glance. Undisclosed details remain marked as unavailable.

Specifications for Claude Opus 4.7 and DeepSeek-V4-Flash
AttributeClaude Opus 4.7DeepSeek-V4-Flash
ProviderAnthropicDeepSeek
ReleasedApr 2026Apr 24, 2026
AvailabilityActiveLimited access
Model typeProprietaryOpen Weights
ParametersNot published284B, 13B active
ArchitectureNot publishedMixture of Experts
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Knowledge cutoffJanuary 2026Not published
Technical sourcesModel, Knowledge cutoffModel

Pricing

API pricing compared

The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.

API pricing for Claude Opus 4.7 and DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Price typeClaude Opus 4.7DeepSeek-V4-Flash
API input$5$0.14
API output$25$0.28
Cache read$0.5Not listed
Cache write (5 min.)$6.25Not listed
Cache write (1 hr.)$10Not listed
Price verified09/22/2026 Source10/26/2026 Source
Claude Opus 4.7DeepSeek-V4-Flash
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Opus 4.7$5
DeepSeek-V4-FlashLower price$0.14
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Opus 4.7$25
DeepSeek-V4-FlashLower price$0.28

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Pricing by provider

Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.

Provider pricing for Claude Opus 4.7 and DeepSeek-V4-Flash
ModelProviderPurchase route and tariffInput per 1M tokensOutput per 1M tokensSource
Claude Opus 4.7AnthropicDirect from developerStandard APILowest listed price: $5Lowest listed price: $25Source09/22/2026
Amazon BedrockVia OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/eu-west-1$5.5$27.5Source10/26/2026
Amazon BedrockVia OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/globalLowest listed price: $5Lowest listed price: $25Source10/26/2026
AnthropicVia OpenRouteranthropicLowest listed price: $5Lowest listed price: $25Source10/26/2026
AzureVia OpenRouterazure/globalLowest listed price: $5Lowest listed price: $25Source10/26/2026
Claude Platform on AWSVia OpenRouterclaude-on-awsLowest listed price: $5Lowest listed price: $25Source10/26/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/europe$5.5$27.5Source10/26/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/globalLowest listed price: $5Lowest listed price: $25Source10/26/2026
GoogleVia OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/us$5.5$27.5Source10/26/2026
DeepSeek-V4-FlashAlibabaVia OpenRouteralibaba/us-east-1$0.374$1.122Source10/26/2026
AtlasCloudVia OpenRouteratlas-cloud/fp4$0.44$1.32Source10/26/2026
BaiduVia OpenRouterbaidu/fp8$0.44$1.32Source10/26/2026
BaseTenVia OpenRouterbaseten/fp32$0.13$0.26Source10/26/2026
BaseTenVia OpenRouterbaseten/fp8$0.13$0.26Source10/26/2026
CloudflareVia OpenRoutercloudflare$0.44$1.32Source10/26/2026
CohereVia OpenRoutercohere$0.14$0.28Source10/26/2026
CoreWeaveVia OpenRoutercoreweave/fp8$0.13$0.28Source10/26/2026
DeepInfraVia OpenRouterdeepinfra/fp8$0.06$0.18Source10/26/2026
DigitalOceanVia OpenRouterdigitalocean$0.119$0.238Source10/26/2026
GMICloudVia OpenRoutergmicloud/fp8$0.286$0.858Source10/26/2026
InceptronVia OpenRouterinceptron/fp4$0.11$0.4125Source10/26/2026
Mancer 2Via OpenRoutermancer/fp8$0.2$0.6Source10/26/2026
NovitaVia OpenRouternovita/fp8$0.4092$1.2276Source10/26/2026
ParasailVia OpenRouterparasail/fp8$0.14$0.28Source10/26/2026
PhalaVia OpenRouterphala$0.308$0.924Source10/26/2026
RekaVia OpenRouterreka$0.05$0.28Source10/26/2026
RelaceVia OpenRouterrelace/fp4Lowest listed price: $0.0475$0.1568Source10/26/2026
Sail ResearchVia OpenRoutersail-research/fp4$0.15Lowest listed price: $0.15Source10/26/2026
Sail ResearchVia OpenRoutersail-research/us$0.15Lowest listed price: $0.15Source10/26/2026
SiliconFlowVia OpenRoutersiliconflow/fp8$0.22$0.66Source10/26/2026
StreamLakeVia OpenRouterstreamlake/fp8$0.132$0.396Source10/26/2026
VeniceVia OpenRoutervenice$0.13$0.26Source10/26/2026
WaferVia OpenRouterwafer/fast$0.14$0.23Source10/26/2026

Benchmark index

Benchmark index compared

The index combines independent benchmarks on a scale from 0 to 100. A lead only counts when a model comes first in at least 95% of 200 recalculations with randomly redrawn test families. Otherwise both count as level.

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Overall index

54.2

Overall index

23.4

Claude Opus 4.7 leads in 4 of 4 shared areas.

AreaClaude Opus 4.7DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Coding38.919.7
Reasoning46.324.9
Knowledge59.610.2
Agents72.238.4

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

Capability profile from matched benchmarks

Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.

Not enough directly matched categories for a reliable radar

Only 1 of at least 5 categories have comparable, direct model measurements. The benchmark tables below show the available evidence without filling missing axes.

Claude Opus 4.7DeepSeek-V4-Flash
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Claude Opus 4.7Higher measured value1,555.463
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,430.632
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Opus 4.7Winner1,557.647
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,430.632
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Claude Opus 4.7Higher measured value1,555.463
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,430.632
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Opus 4.7Winner1,557.647
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,430.632
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-html. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Claude Opus 4.7Higher measured value1,554.326
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,416.219
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-html. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Opus 4.7Winner1,545.554
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,416.219
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-react. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Claude Opus 4.7Higher measured value1,552.718
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,421.593
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-react. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Opus 4.7Winner1,560.183
DeepSeek-V4-Flash1,421.593

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Benchmark scores for Claude Opus 4.7 and DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Benchmark and taskClaude Opus 4.7DeepSeek-V4-FlashSource
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 18,304 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 10,152 published pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,555.463
95% confidence interval: ±5.615The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,430.632
95% confidence interval: ±6.942The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 17,973 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 10,152 published pairwise votes.
Winner1,557.647
95% confidence interval: ±5.751The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,430.632
95% confidence interval: ±6.942The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 18,304 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 10,152 published pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,555.463
95% confidence interval: ±5.615The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,430.632
95% confidence interval: ±6.942The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 17,973 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 10,152 published pairwise votes.
Winner1,557.647
95% confidence interval: ±5.751The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,430.632
95% confidence interval: ±6.942The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-html
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 2,271 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 1,165 published pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,554.326
95% confidence interval: ±13.465The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,416.219
95% confidence interval: ±18.033The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-html
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 2,238 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 1,165 published pairwise votes.
Winner1,545.554
95% confidence interval: ±13.538The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,416.219
95% confidence interval: ±18.033The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-react
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 14,009 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 8,109 published pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,552.718
95% confidence interval: ±6.281The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,421.593
95% confidence interval: ±7.665The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWebdev-react
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: webdevMetric: WebDev Arena Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterClaude Opus 4.7: Snapshot: claude-opus-4-7-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-flash-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena Code Arena WebDev
Claude Opus 4.7: Arena rating from 13,929 published pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Arena rating from 8,109 published pairwise votes.
Winner1,560.183
95% confidence interval: ±6.399The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
1,421.593
95% confidence interval: ±7.665The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval, Arena category, and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 10/13/2026

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Our model tests

Our tests

SVG short test

One SVG prompt and fixed output settings. Captures are shown only with 0 reported reasoning tokens or documented lack of reasoning controls. Identical test conditions do not make the models' internal compute identical.

Shared test round: 43b8c5c46830

Claude Opus 4.7

Unavailable in this round

DeepSeek-V4-Flash

DeepSeek-V4-Flash: SVG short test
API reports 0 reasoning tokensTest run: Oct 14, 2026Provider: deepinfra/fp8API model: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731798 output tokens
Earlier tests

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Claude Opus 4.7

Claude Opus 4.7: Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt
Run date
Oct 1, 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
anthropic/claude-opus-4.7
API model reported in response
anthropic/claude-opus-4.7
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
Anthropic | anthropic/claude-4.7-opus-20260416
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Passed, not a quality rating
Response time
19.9 s

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash

The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt
Run date
Oct 5, 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
API model reported in response
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
StreamLake | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-20260731
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Failed
Response time
97.8 s

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Earlier attempts (3)
  • Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
  • Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
  • Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

How to read this comparison

Winning one benchmark is not an overall verdict

Your workload, budget, and required context length matter most. A coding benchmark says little about visual understanding or agent performance.

The standard price table uses direct developer rates. The provider comparison labels OpenRouter endpoints, regions, and special tariffs separately.

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