DeepSeek R1 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro
Compare DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek against Gemini 1.5 Pro by Google AI, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 19 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek R1
Gemini 1.5 Pro
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
DeepSeek R1 is 4.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
6.4× cheaper
Output
$2.19
4.8× cheaper
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input
$3.50
Output
$10.50
DeepSeek R1 is cheaper on both — 6.4× input, 4.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
56%
DeepSeek R1 uses 4.3x more emoji
DeepSeek R1
Gemini 1.5 Pro
62%Vocabulary61%
15wSentence Length15w
0.52Hedging0.80
8.0Bold3.7
5.7Lists3.3
0.04Emoji0.00
0.62Headings0.08
0.28Transitions0.09
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