Anthropic vs 
DeepSeek
Verdict
- Anthropic's flagship leads: Claude Fable 5 at 70.4 vs Deepseek v4 Pro at 60.3.
- DeepSeek's fastest ranked model (Deepseek v4 Flash Vision, 119 tok/s) beats Anthropic's (Claude Haiku 4.5, 83 tok/s).
- DeepSeek publishes more open-weights models (10 vs 0).
- Anthropic ships more often: one model every 40 days against every 84.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | – | DeepSeek V4 Flash high 59.3$0.168/M |
| Under $2/M | Claude 3 Haiku 36.9$0.500/M | DeepSeek V4 Pro high 60.0$0.548/M |
| Under $10/M | Claude Sonnet 5 61.2$4.00/M | DeepSeek V4 Pro high 60.0$0.548/M |
| Any price | Claude Fable 5 70.4$20.00/M | DeepSeek V4 Pro high 60.0$0.548/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 70.4 | 60.3 |
| Ranked models | 20 | 14 |
| Open-weights models | 0 | 10 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.500 | $0.068 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 83 | 119 |
| Release cadence, days | 40 | 84 |
| Last release | 1 Sept 2026 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Next expected | 25 Sept 2026 – 27 Oct 2026 | 10 Oct 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 |