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DeepSeek V3.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.1 wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek V3.1
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3.1Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3.1Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorDeepseekGoogle
ReleasedAug 2025Jul 2025

DeepSeek V3.1 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has cheaper output pricing at $0.40/M tokens.
DeepSeek V3.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 28.4, compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite's score of 7.4.
DeepSeek V3.1 has a 32,768 token context window, while Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has a 1,048,576 token context window.
DeepSeek V3.1 does not support vision. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite supports vision.