DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemini 2.5 Flash
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
|
by DeepSeek
2 providers:
DeepSeek $0.140/$0.280
Fireworks $0.140/$0.280
|
by Google
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget | Current budget |
| Released | Apr 24, 2026 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.140/Mtok | $0.075/Mtok |
| Output | $0.280/Mtok | $0.300/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.210/Mtok | $0.188/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.003/Mtok | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
textimageaudiovideo
|
| Benchmarks from Vellum LLM Leaderboard | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 51.4 | 53.7 |
| Perf / dollar | 244.8 | 286.4 |
| GPQA Diamond | 55 | 55 |
| SWE-Bench | 32 | 38 |
| HumanEval | 80 | 82 |
| MATH 500 | 68 | 72 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
DeepSeek — $0.140/$0.280/Mtok
Fireworks — $0.140/$0.280/Mtok
|
Google — $0.075/$0.300/Mtok
|
Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.21 | $0.19 | $0.02 (9.5%) |
| 10M tokens | $2.1 | $1.88 | $0.23 (11%) |
| 100M tokens | $21 | $18.75 | $2.25 (10.7%) |
| 1000M tokens | $210 | $187.5 | $22.5 (10.7%) |
Summary
DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek costs $0.140/Mtok input and $0.280/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input and is available from 2 providers.
Gemini 2.5 Flash by Google costs $0.075/Mtok input and $0.300/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image, audio, video input.
On a blended cost basis, Gemini 2.5 Flash is 12% cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash.
On benchmarks, Gemini 2.5 Flash scores higher (53.7 vs 51.4) on average. In terms of value, Gemini 2.5 Flash has better performance per dollar (286.4 vs 244.8).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.