Opus just got crushed...

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Why it worked

The video uses a clear, high-contrast visual comparison to make a complex technical topic (AI model pricing) immediately understandable and actionable for the viewer.

Summary

The creator compares the performance and cost-efficiency of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash against Claude Opus 5.5. He concludes that while Opus remains high-quality, DeepSeek is the superior choice for open-source tasks due to its significantly lower price.

Structure

1Hook stating Opus was crushed
2Visual comparison of performance and cost
3Creator explains the 25x price difference
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deepseek v4.1 flash 1017 just dropped and the cost chart is wild on deepswe it scored 77 percent at about 20 cents a task claude opus 5 scored around 74 percent at over 10 dollars a task on the same test it also beat kimi k3 and glm 5.3 on almost every test here this is deepseek's own chart so take it with some salt and claude opus 5 still wins the hardest stuff like humanity's last exam and terminal bench but that's exactly why I don't run everything through one model I use claude, chatgpt and open source models to get work done running claude or gpt 5.6 all day gets expensive fast so the hard thinking goes to claude and the grind work goes to open source open source also gives me fewer limits I can run it on my own setup no rate limits no surprise bill what model are you using the most right now

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DeepSeek (a) acts: the creator compares its performance and pricing metrics against Claude Opus 5.5 to demonstrate its value proposition. Claude Opus 5.5 (a) acts: it is used as the benchmark for comparison against DeepSeek. Removing these names would change the video from a product comparison to a generic discussion about AI models.

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Opus just got crushed... DEEPSEEK V4.1 FLASH 32m 42s · 8.05M tokens · $0.15 OPUS 5.5 23m 42s · 3.88M tokens · $3.85 DEEP SEA IS LITERALLY 25 TIMES CHEAPER THAN OPUS 5.5. OPUS IS STILL REALLY GOOD, BUT IF YOU'RE TRYING TO OPEN SOURCE STUFF, DEEP SEA IS THE MOVE.

Transcript

Opus just got crushed, and it's not even close. DeepSeek is literally 25 times cheaper than Opus 5.5. Opus is still really good, but if you're trying to open source stuff, DeepSeek is the move.