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Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (DeepSeek) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Claude Opus 5 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#4 vs #20); DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is 14.4× cheaper per output token ($1.74/1M vs $25.00/1M); and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Claude Opus 5 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #4 against #20 (86.2 vs 73.6 points).
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1533 against 1505.
  • ARC-AGI-2 is your yardstick — 90.4% against 61.3%.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 50.7 against 36.3.
  • AA Terminal-Bench 2.1 is your yardstick — 89.1% against 78.7%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 54.9% against 41.0%.

Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 if…

  • API cost matters — $1.74/1M output tokens against $25.00/1M, about 14.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.579/1M against $5.00/1M.
  • you want to self-host: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 ships open weights while Claude Opus 5 is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 19 listed API providers against 5.
  • you want the more recently listed model — DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 was listed 12 August 2026, Claude Opus 5 24 July 2026.

Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Claude Opus 5 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
FieldClaude Opus 5AnthropicDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813DeepSeek
ModelCap Index position#4#20
Index score86.273.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$5.00$0.579
Output price / 1M tokens$25.00$1.74
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens128K393K
API providers listed519
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText
First listed24 July 202612 August 2026
PublisherAnthropicDeepSeek

Evidence: 6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Public benchmark boards where Claude Opus 5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has a published result
BoardClaude Opus 5DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15331526–1541High15051490–1519HighClaude Opus 5
LMArena AgentLMArena11.4%9.7%–13.1%High—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation90.4%Max61.3%MaxClaude Opus 5
ARC-AGI-3ARC Prize Foundation30.2%High—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis50.7intelligence-index:v4.3:max36.3intelligence-index:v4.3:maxClaude Opus 5
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis89.1%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Claude Opus 5 (max)":reasoning=true78.7%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max)":reasoning=trueClaude Opus 5
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis54.9%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Claude Opus 5 (max)":reasoning=true41.0%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max)":reasoning=trueClaude Opus 5
Terminal-Bench 4.0Terminal-Bench (Laude Institute)51.8%48.4%–55.2%Claude Code · Max—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: common questions

Is Claude Opus 5 better than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

Claude Opus 5 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #4 against #20. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Claude Opus 5 cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is cheaper on output tokens: $1.74/1M against $25.00/1M. Input tokens are $5.00/1M for Claude Opus 5 and $0.579/1M for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $22.50 for Claude Opus 5 versus $2.03 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 costs 91.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Claude Opus 5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

Both publish a 1M-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 5 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

Arena coding: Claude Opus 5 1533, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 1505 — Claude Opus 5 leads. AA Terminal-Bench 2.1: Claude Opus 5 89.1%, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 78.7% — Claude Opus 5 leads.

Are Claude Opus 5 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 open-weight models?

Claude Opus 5: API only. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Claude Opus 5 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Claude Opus 5 and 19 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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