Short answer: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 34x cheaper (0.099¢ vs 3.35¢ a chat). Claude Opus 5 ranks higher overall (#2 vs #8). Claude Opus 5 wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks. Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for everyday use and Claude Opus 5 when quality matters most.
AANTHROPICGANG
CLAUDE OPUS 5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE604 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER89ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Writing
93
Agentic
92
Reasoning
90
Code
88
Instruction
88
Value
6
LIEUTENANT★★★★★
GENERALIST / WRITER
3.35¢ per chat · 29 chats per NZ$1
“Ask me anything. Pay less.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
DDEEPSEEKGANG
DEEPSEEK V4.1 FLASH
DEEPSEEK GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE704 SOURCES
REALTIMEINTELLIGENCEFOR AFASTERTOMORROW
SEEPLANACTFASTER
POWER72ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Reasoning
85
Instruction
82
Code
73
Math
66
Writing
61
Value
66
OPERATOR★★★★
GENERALIST / REASONER
0.099¢ per chat · 1,009 chats per NZ$1
“Polished. Dangerous. Usually right.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Claude Opus 5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Cost per chat (NZD)
3.35¢
0.099¢
Chats per NZ$1
29
1,009
Overall rank
#2
#8
Vendor
Anthropic
DeepSeek
Speciality
General
General
Crowd Elo
no votes
988
Reasoning
90
85
Code
88
73
Math
86
66
Writing
93
61
Instruction
88
82
Agentic
92
41
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 0.099¢ per typical chat versus 3.35¢ for Claude Opus 5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Claude Opus 5 or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
Claude Opus 5 ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Claude Opus 5 leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks.
Can I try Claude Opus 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash side by side?
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
