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DeepSeek V4 ProvsGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

DeepSeek V4 Pro leads 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. DeepSeek V4 Pro is 2.1x cheaper per token. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
5 – 0
DeepSeek V4 Pro leads
Cheaper per token
DeepSeek V4 Pro
2.1x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · 100%
DeepSeek · Google
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek · released 2026-08-13
text
Context
1M
Max out
384K
Input /1M
$0.435
Output /1M
$0.87
Cached /1M
$0.004
Scores
11 · 9 core
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google · released 2026-07-21
textvisionaudio
Context
1.0M
Max out
66K
Input /1M
$0.3
Output /1M
$2.5
Cached /1M
$0.03
Scores
5 · 5 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 ProGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔEdge
Reported by both · 5
GPQA Diamond90.9% epoch83.3% epoch+7.6 ptDeepSeek V4 Pro
LMArena Elo1450.6 1435.5 +15.1DeepSeek V4 Pro
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)2.4% epoch0% epoch+2.4 ptDeepSeek V4 Pro
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)45.3% epoch26% epoch+19.3 ptDeepSeek V4 Pro
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)96.7% epoch71.1% epoch+25.6 ptDeepSeek V4 Pro
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro reports · 6
AIME 202696.7% matharenanot reported
DeepSWE v1.162.7% not reported
Humanity's Last Exam (with tools)60% not reported
SimpleQA Verified47% epochnot reported
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)77.6% epochnot reported
Terminal-Bench 2.187.9% not reported
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite reports · 0
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite reports nothing DeepSeek V4 Pro does not.
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is DeepSeek V4 Pro minus Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecDeepSeek V4 ProGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteEdge
Context window1M tokens1.0M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Max output384K tokens66K tokensDeepSeek V4 Pro
Input price / 1M$0.435 $0.3 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Output price / 1M$0.87 $2.5 DeepSeek V4 Pro
Cached input / 1M$0.004 $0.03 DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$1.31$2.8DeepSeek V4 Pro
Modalitiestexttext · vision · audioGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Released2026-08-132026-07-21
Cited benchmark scores115
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