Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3.1 leads with 4.5% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 2.5 Flash offers 786.4K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.1. DeepSeek-V3.1 is $1.53 cheaper per million tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1 was developed as an incremental advancement over DeepSeek-V3, designed to refine the mixture-of-experts architecture with improved training techniques. Built to enhance quality and efficiency while maintaining the open-source philosophy, it represents continued iteration on DeepSeek's flagship model line.
Gemini 2.5 Flash represents a continued evolution of Google's efficient multimodal models, designed to deliver enhanced capabilities while maintaining the performance characteristics valued in the Flash series. Built to serve high-throughput applications with improved quality, it advances the balance between speed and intelligence.
4 months newer

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-01-10

Gemini 2.5 Flash
2025-05-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V3.1

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.1

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek-V3.1

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash
2025-01-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepInfra
Novita

Gemini 2.5 Flash

DeepSeek-V3.1

Gemini 2.5 Flash

DeepSeek-V3.1

Gemini 2.5 Flash
ZeroEval