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Claude Sonnet 5 vs. DeepSeek-V4-Pro
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| Attribute | Claude Sonnet 5 | DeepSeek-V4-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Released | Jun 30, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Preview |
| Model type | Proprietary | Open Weights |
| Parameters | Not published | 1.6T, 49B active |
| Architecture | Not published | Mixture of Experts |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | January 2026 | Not published |
| Technical sources | Model, Context | Model, Context |
| API pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| API input | $2 | $0.43 |
| API output | $10 | $0.87 |
| Cache read | $0.2 | $0. |
| Cache write (5 min.) | $2.5 | Not listed |
| Cache write (1 hr.) | $4 | Not listed |
| Price verified | 08/11/2026Source | 07/30/2026Source |
Claude Sonnet 5DeepSeek-V4-Pro
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Sonnet 5$2
DeepSeek-V4-Pro$0.435Lower price
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Sonnet 5$10
DeepSeek-V4-Pro$0.87Lower price
Cache readUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Claude Sonnet 5$0.2
DeepSeek-V4-Pro$0.004Lower price
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.
213 shared result series
Claude Sonnet 5DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Arena Text, Style ControlOverall. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Claude Sonnet 51,462.192 arena pointsHigher measured value
DeepSeek-V4-Pro1,458.103 arena points
Code MigrationOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 544.392 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro26.201 %
CorpFin v2Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 566.977 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro61.383 %
EMBOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 566.316 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro51.623 %
Finance Agent (v2)Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 553.909 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro44.083 %
GPQA DiamondOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 588.889 %
DeepSeek-V4-Pro89.394 %Winner
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 55 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro3.75 %
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 541.827 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro23.077 %
LegalBenchOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 583.922 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro80.323 %
LiveCodeBench v6Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 582.429 %
DeepSeek-V4-Pro87.484 %Winner
MedCodeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 547.54 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro40.455 %
MedScribeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Claude Sonnet 576.054 %Winner
DeepSeek-V4-Pro75.144 %
| Benchmark and task | Claude Sonnet 5 | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Comparability | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text, Style ControlOverall | 1,462.192 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±5.168The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,458.103 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.022The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:overallTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Snapshot: claude-sonnet-5-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-pro, Harness: Arena text, style controlClaude Sonnet 5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 23,138 anonymous pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Style-controlled Arena rating from 54,288 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Code MigrationOverall | 44.392 %Winner | 26.201 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-code-migration:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-code-migration-2026-08-16-107652dc6bfcRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| CorpFin v2Overall | 66.977 %Winner | 61.383 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-corp-fin-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-corp_fin_v2-2026-08-16-45bbf84f57abRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| EMBOverall | 66.316 %Winner | 51.623 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-emb:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-emb-2026-08-16-68d5d1d47a97Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Finance Agent (v2)Overall | 53.909 %Winner | 44.083 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-finance-agent-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-fabv2-2026-08-16-8853da43085dRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| GPQA DiamondOverall | 88.889 % | 89.394 %Winner | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-gpqa:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: DeepSeek-V4-ProClaude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-gpqa-2026-08-16-7f8363eaa2dbRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved | 5 %Winner | 3.75 % | 1task resolution rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-agent-benchmark:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-hlab-2026-08-16-bae90566df2fRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass | 41.827 %Winner | 23.077 % | 1all-pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-research:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-legal_research-2026-08-16-af296c00ecaaRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| LegalBenchOverall | 83.922 %Winner | 80.323 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-bench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-legal_bench-2026-08-16-d5b3b1b2b5c8Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| LiveCodeBench v6Overall | 82.429 % | 87.484 %Winner | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-lcb:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: DeepSeek-V4-ProClaude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-lcb-2026-08-16-17b9c147080dRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| MedCodeOverall | 47.54 %Winner | 40.455 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-medcode:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-medcode-2026-08-16-524f7f474eacRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| MedScribeOverall | 76.054 %Winner | 75.144 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-medscribe:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-medscribe-2026-08-16-c385354a7e62Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| MMLU-ProOverall | 87.545 %Winner | 87.249 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-mmlu-pro:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-mmlu_pro-2026-08-16-e14d5bb3a34cRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| ProgramBenchOverall | 0 %Tie | 0 %Tie | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-programbench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceTieClaude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-programbench-2026-08-16-08d9727662ddRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| ProofBenchOverall | 77 %Winner | 16 % | 1.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-proof-bench:1.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-proof_bench-2026-08-16-14232db24de1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Public Benefits Bench v1.1Overall | 66.035 %Winner | 62.923 % | 1.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-snap:1.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-public-benefits-bench-2026-08-16-7ce68123c502Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| SkillsBenchOverall | 46.476 % | 51.274 %Winner | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-skillsbench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: DeepSeek-V4-ProClaude Sonnet 5: Harness: OpenHands DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Harness: OpenHands | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-skillsbench-2026-08-16-4917a67268d2Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| SWE-bench VerifiedOverall | 79.6 %Winner | 77.4 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-swebench:1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-swebench-2026-08-16-c133071b8167Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| TaxEval v2Overall | 75.634 %Winner | 72.077 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-tax-eval-v2:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: vals-tax_eval_v2-2026-08-16-5bbd495dac53Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall | 74.532 %Winner | 50.187 % | 2.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-terminal-bench-2-1:2.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-terminal-bench-2-1-2026-08-16-b3f38c18bea4Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Vals IndexOverall | 59.61 %Winner | 42.888 % | 2weighted index scoreHigher is betterCohort: vals-vals-index:2:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: No further settings disclosed DeepSeek-V4-Pro: No further settings disclosed | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-14Import ID: vals-vals_index-2026-08-16-ab641d89d6edRetrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall | 81.325 %Winner | 49.931 % | 1.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-vibe-code-bench:1.1:overallNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: Harness: OpenHands DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Harness: OpenHands | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-13Import ID: vals-vibe-code-2026-08-16-a73c9770bcc4Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlOverallReasoning: high | 1,462.192 arena pointsNo clear lead 95% confidence interval: ±5.168The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,455.61 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.089The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:overallNo documented setup differenceNo clear leadClaude Sonnet 5: Snapshot: claude-sonnet-5-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-pro-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style controlClaude Sonnet 5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 23,138 anonymous pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Style-controlled Arena rating from 51,670 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Code MigrationCLI | 36.332 %Higher measured value | 15.47 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-code-migration:1:cliTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-code-migration-2026-08-11-3a2d5ce718a3Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| CorpFin v2Exact Pages | 63.869 %Higher measured value | 59.207 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-corp-fin-v2:2:exact_pagesTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-corp_fin_v2-2026-08-11-d9e58d191cd9Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| EMBComps | 69.384 %Higher measured value | 57.434 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-emb:1:compsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-emb-2026-08-11-e3c855e236e4Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Finance Agent (v2)Adjustments | 48.715 %Higher measured value | 41.586 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-finance-agent-v2:2:adjustmentsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-fabv2-2026-08-11-3e5c93a1857cRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| GPQA DiamondFew-Shot CoT | 87.374 % | 90.404 %Higher measured value | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-gpqa:1:diamond_few_shot_cotTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-gpqa-2026-08-11-d3325290a404Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkAntitrust Competition · Criteria passed | 88.768 %Higher measured value | 83.696 % | 1criteria pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-agent-benchmark:1:criteria_pass_rate__antitrust_competitionTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-07Import ID: vals-hlab-2026-08-11-ea11b6e53414Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass | 54.545 %Higher measured value | 28.788 % | 1all-pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-research:1:administrative_regulatoryTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-legal_research-2026-08-11-326cf7aaca58Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| LegalBenchConclusion Tasks | 89.555 %Higher measured value | 89.117 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-bench:1:conclusion_tasksTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-legal_bench-2026-08-11-836e5e44618eRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| LiveCodeBench v6Easy | 98.447 % | 98.758 %Higher measured value | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-lcb:1:easyTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-lcb-2026-08-11-0342bcc364e4Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| MMLU-ProBiology | 93.584 %Higher measured value | 92.887 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-mmlu-pro:1:biologyTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-mmlu_pro-2026-08-11-b8e53828d746Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| ProgramBenchAlmost Resolved | 13.5 %Higher measured value | 0 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-programbench:1:almostTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-programbench-2026-08-11-b6f8959fbdfeRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| SkillsBenchNo Skills | 35.123 %Higher measured value | 27.226 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-skillsbench:1:no_skillsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Harness: OpenHands, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Harness: OpenHands, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-07Import ID: vals-skillsbench-2026-08-11-351bec9d0e01Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| SWE-bench Verified<15 min fix | 83.505 % | 87.629 %Higher measured value | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-swebench:1:<15 min fixTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-08Import ID: vals-swebench-2026-08-11-a6212cd857d8Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| TaxEval v2Correctness | 64.023 %Higher measured value | 60.589 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-tax-eval-v2:2:correctnessTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-tax_eval_v2-2026-08-11-d05a40bf446fRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1Easy | 100 %Higher measured value | 66.667 % | 2.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-terminal-bench-2-1:2.1:easyTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-terminal-bench-2-1-2026-08-11-8f0ebd72a609Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Vals IndexCorpFin v2 | 67.949 %Higher measured value | 61.888 % | 1.2benchmark scoreHigher is betterCohort: vals-vals-index:1.2:corp_fin_v2Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-vals_index-2026-08-11-e79d08d59249Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance | 1,464.884 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±9.253The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,460.638 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±6.951The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_business_and_management_and_financial_operationsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Snapshot: claude-sonnet-5-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-pro, Harness: Arena text, style controlClaude Sonnet 5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,692 anonymous pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,715 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Code MigrationCOBOL | 68.571 %Higher measured value | 58.393 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-code-migration:1:cobolTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-code-migration-2026-08-11-3a2d5ce718a3Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| CorpFin v2Max Fitting Context | 69.114 %Higher measured value | 63.054 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-corp-fin-v2:2:max_fitting_contextTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-corp_fin_v2-2026-08-11-d9e58d191cd9Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| EMBDataroom | 84.909 %Higher measured value | 62.572 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-emb:1:dataroomTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-emb-2026-08-11-e3c855e236e4Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Finance Agent (v2)All-Pass | 42.084 %Higher measured value | 31.448 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-finance-agent-v2:2:all_passTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-fabv2-2026-08-11-3e5c93a1857cRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| GPQA DiamondZero-Shot CoT | 90.404 %Higher measured value | 88.384 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-gpqa:1:diamond_zero_shot_cotTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-gpqa-2026-08-11-d3325290a404Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkAntitrust Competition · Task fully resolved | 0 %No direct winner | 0 %No direct winner | 1task resolution rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-agent-benchmark:1:antitrust_competitionTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-07Import ID: vals-hlab-2026-08-11-ea11b6e53414Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit | 87.81 %Higher measured value | 83.372 % | 1weighted partial-credit scoreHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-research:1:weighted_pass__administrative_regulatoryTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-legal_research-2026-08-11-326cf7aaca58Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| LegalBenchInterpretation Tasks | 81.412 %Higher measured value | 75.169 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-bench:1:interpretation_tasksTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-legal_bench-2026-08-11-836e5e44618eRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| LiveCodeBench v6Hard | 66.857 % | 72.571 %Higher measured value | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-lcb:1:hardTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-lcb-2026-08-11-0342bcc364e4Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| MMLU-ProBusiness | 91.635 % | 91.888 %Higher measured value | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-mmlu-pro:1:businessTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-mmlu_pro-2026-08-11-b8e53828d746Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| ProgramBenchFully Resolved | 0 %No direct winner | 0 %No direct winner | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-programbench:1:strictTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-programbench-2026-08-11-b6f8959fbdfeRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| SkillsBenchWith Skills | 46.476 % | 51.274 %Higher measured value | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-skillsbench:1:with_skillsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Harness: OpenHands, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Harness: OpenHands, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-07Import ID: vals-skillsbench-2026-08-11-351bec9d0e01Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| SWE-bench Verified>4 hours | 66.667 %Higher measured value | 0 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-swebench:1:>4 hoursTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-08Import ID: vals-swebench-2026-08-11-a6212cd857d8Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| TaxEval v2Stepwise Reasoning | 87.244 %Higher measured value | 83.565 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-tax-eval-v2:2:stepwise_reasoningTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-tax_eval_v2-2026-08-11-d05a40bf446fRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1Hard | 57.778 %Higher measured value | 31.111 % | 2.1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-terminal-bench-2-1:2.1:hardTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-terminal-bench-2-1-2026-08-11-8f0ebd72a609Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Vals IndexFinance Agent v2 | 51.979 %Higher measured value | 44.081 % | 1.2benchmark scoreHigher is betterCohort: vals-vals-index:1.2:finance_agentTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-vals_index-2026-08-11-e79d08d59249Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and financeReasoning: high | 1,464.884 arena pointsWinner 95% confidence interval: ±9.253The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,447.754 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±7.037The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_business_and_management_and_financial_operationsNo documented setup differenceWinner: Claude Sonnet 5Claude Sonnet 5: Snapshot: claude-sonnet-5-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Snapshot: deepseek-v4-pro-high-preview, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style controlClaude Sonnet 5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,692 anonymous pairwise votes.DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,363 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Code MigrationCode Quality | 4.898 / 5Higher measured value | 3.401 / 5 | 1mean reviewer code-quality ratingHigher is betterCohort: vals-code-migration:1:code_qualityTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-code-migration-2026-08-11-3a2d5ce718a3Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| CorpFin v2Shared Max Context | 67.949 %Higher measured value | 61.888 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-corp-fin-v2:2:shared_max_contextTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-corp_fin_v2-2026-08-11-d9e58d191cd9Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| EMBDCF | 56.404 %Higher measured value | 44.435 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-emb:1:dcfTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-emb-2026-08-11-e3c855e236e4Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Finance Agent (v2)Comparables | 45.817 %Higher measured value | 39.632 % | 2accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-finance-agent-v2:2:comparablesTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-fabv2-2026-08-11-3e5c93a1857cRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkArbitration International Dispute Resolution · Criteria passed | 87.455 %Higher measured value | 83.512 % | 1criteria pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-agent-benchmark:1:criteria_pass_rate__arbitration_international_dispute_resolutionTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-07Import ID: vals-hlab-2026-08-11-ea11b6e53414Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass | 32.558 %Higher measured value | 23.256 % | 1all-pass rateHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-research:1:business_commercialTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 384,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-06Import ID: vals-legal_research-2026-08-11-326cf7aaca58Retrieved 2026-08-11 |
| LegalBenchIssue Tasks | 88.24 %Higher measured value | 84.587 % | 1accuracyHigher is betterCohort: vals-legal-bench:1:issue_tasksTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerClaude Sonnet 5: Compute: max, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 128,000 tokens DeepSeek-V4-Pro: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 256,000 tokens | Vals AIType: Independent evaluationLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-09Import ID: vals-legal_bench-2026-08-11-836e5e44618eRetrieved 2026-08-11 |
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