DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Claude Opus 4.6

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashClaude Opus 4.6
Performance score1474 pts (#26)1505 pts (#1)
Usage · 7 days33.6T tokens (#1)Outside usage top 30
Output price$0.6 per 1M tokens$25 per 1M tokens
Input price$0.15 per 1M tokens$5 per 1M tokens
Context length1.05M tokens1M tokens
ReleasedSep 10, 2026Feb 4, 2026

Source: OpenRouter (usage Oct 1 – 7 · prices), Arena (performance · quality) · CC BY 4.0. Prices are converted at fixed exchange rates.