Matchup

Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

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Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 in real side-by-side tests: 2 posts from X where both got the same prompt; 1 post reports cost or time. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.

Posts

2

Same prompt, separate runs

3

Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.

One-shot Minecraft clone

Claude Opus 5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Summary

Claude Opus 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 appear together in 2 posts on X: voxel pagoda island with a dragon (@badboyfoxy) and gummy bear product page (@Haleeeemahh). In @badboyfoxy's voxel pagoda island with a dragon, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was cheaper ($0.42 vs $10.00) and faster (52 min vs 1 h 10 min), as reported in the post. According to @badboyfoxy, Opus 5 won this round; DeepSeek is very slow but still delivers and is extremely cheap. (The author’s view.)

What each post reports

Claude Opus 5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: cost, time and tokens as stated in each post
PostModelTimeCostTokensAuthor’s verdictOriginal
Voxel pagoda island with a dragon@badboyfoxyDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101752 min$0.42——X post
Voxel pagoda island with a dragon@badboyfoxyClaude Opus 51 h 10 min$10.00—Author’s pickX post
Gummy bear product page@HaleeeemahhDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017————X post
Gummy bear product page@HaleeeemahhClaude Opus 5————X post

Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.

Who won where

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Models

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