Same prompt: Opus 5.5 costs $53.68 over 4 hours, V4.1 Flash-1017 costs 8 cents

On an identical prompt, Claude Opus 5.5 ran up $53.68 over four hours while DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017 finished for 8 cents, roughly 640x cheaper per the poster.

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@AIMind_AiArchived 12 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.18

AiMind @AIMind_AiOriginally posted 2026.10.18

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What the fuck. 640x cheaper. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017 dropped yesterday and did Claude Opus 5.5's job. Both got the same prompt. Claude Opus 5.5: $53.68, 4 hours. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017: 8 cents. How much could Elon have saved on his Roadster demo with these two?

x.com/aimind_ai/status/2111694047081353382Archived 2026.10.18 16:24

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