Opus 5.5 vs Deepseek V4.1 Flash-1017 vs GPT 6 Astra vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
gave all four models the exact same prompt: build "The Floating Kingdom" as a single HTML file.
- Opus: 1hr 15 mins ~ $12
- Deepseek: 2hrs ~ $0.9
- Astra: 40 mins ~ $20.76
- Kimi: 25 mins ~$3
DeepSeek took 2 hours and still won on value. speed is overrated when the bill is 23x smaller.
which one would you go for here?