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Real data comparison

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

On quality, Claude Opus 5 (batch) leads (63.1 vs 53.2). On price, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper ($1.98 vs $10.00 per 1M). In real production usage, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is used more (rank #7 vs #14 of 312).

  • Claude Opus 5 (batch)
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Quality (Intelligence Index)63.1 / 53.2
Price ($/1M blended)$10.00 / $1.98
Average usage share2.04% / 4.47%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Coding index78 / 68.8
Agentic index59.2 / 49.6
Context window1,000,000 / 1,048,576
Quality per dollar6.3 pts/$ / 26.9 pts/$

Usage share over time

8.26%6.19%4.13%2.06%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Jul 31Aug 27
  • Claude Opus 5 (batch)
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: which is better quality?

Claude Opus 5 (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (63.1 vs 53.2).

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: which is cheaper?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper at $1.98/1M vs $10.00/1M.

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: which is used more?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #7 vs #14 of 312).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 28, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.