Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Which is the better AI model in 2026? Here's how they compare.

Higher intelligence
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
56
Intelligence Index
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek
39.5
Intelligence Index
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Capability profile

Artificial Analysis indices (0–100). Missing dimensions show as 0.

Head to head

Claude Sonnet 5.5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Intelligence
56
39.5
Coding
—
—
Math
—
—
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000
Output price
$10/1M
$0.6/1M
Input price
$2/1M
$0.15/1M
Speed (t/s)
144
186
Knowledge cutoff
2026-06
2025-05
Open weights
No
Yes
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