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Google
Google

R1 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Better at math

Gemini 2.5 Flash wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
R1
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1Gemini 2.5 Flash
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1Gemini 2.5 Flash
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorDeepseekGoogle
ReleasedJan 2025Jun 2025

R1 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Gemini 2.5 Flash Modalities

Input
fileimagetextaudiovideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. R1 has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 17.8, compared to R1's score of 15.9.
R1 has a 64,000 token context window, while Gemini 2.5 Flash has a 1,048,576 token context window.
R1 does not support vision. Gemini 2.5 Flash supports vision.