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DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3 0324 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3 0324
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3 0324Gemini 3 Pro PreviewWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.19$2.00 DeepSeek V3 0324
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.87$12.00 DeepSeek V3 0324
Cache Read (per 1M)$95000.00$200000.00 DeepSeek V3 0324
Cache Write (per 1M)N/A$375000.00 Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, DeepSeek V3 0324 is 92% cheaper overall.

DeepSeek V3 0324 Providers

Chutes $0.19 (Cheapest)
ModelRun $0.20
DeepInfra $0.20
AtlasCloud $0.22
SiliconFlow $0.25

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Providers

Google AI Studio $2.00 (Cheapest)
Google $2.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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DeepSeek V3 0324 Wins
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Gemini 3 Pro PreviewWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
16.448.4
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
16.446.5
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
26.095.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
75.289.8
GPQA
Graduate-level science
55.790.8
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
35.991.7
Aider
Real-world code editing
55.1--
AIME
Competition math
25.3--
Gemini 3 Pro Preview significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

DeepSeek V3 0324
163,840
tokens
Max output: 65,536 tokens
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
1,048,576
tokens
Max output: 65,536 tokens
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 84% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricDeepSeek V3 0324Gemini 3 Pro PreviewWinner
Tokens/second0.0 tok/s133.9 tok/s
Time to First Token0.00s29.84s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview responds Infinity% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3 0324Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3 0324Gemini 3 Pro Preview
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorDeepseekGoogle
ReleasedMar 2025Nov 2025

DeepSeek V3 0324 Modalities

Input
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Output
text

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3 0324 has cheaper input pricing at $0.19/M tokens. DeepSeek V3 0324 has cheaper output pricing at $0.87/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to DeepSeek V3 0324's score of 16.4.
DeepSeek V3 0324 has a 163,840 token context window, while Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window.
DeepSeek V3 0324 does not support vision. Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision.