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Updated Jul 2026

DeepSeek V3.2 ExpvsGemini 3.6 Flash

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper than Gemini 3.6 Flash at $0.2/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Gemini 3.6 Flash compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGemini 3.6 Flash
Input price$0.2/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Output price$0.4/M tokens$7.5/M tokens
Context window164K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Jul 2026
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.6 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs 19x less per token.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input
$0.20
7.5× cheaper
Output
$0.40
19× cheaper
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
Output
$7.50

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper on both: 7.5× input, 19× output.

Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
AAtlasCloudfp8$0.27 in·$0.41 out·164k·99.6% upNNovitafp8$0.27 in·$0.41 out·164k·99.4% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.27 in·$0.41 out·164k·97.2% up
Gemini 3.6 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·93.6% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·99.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
62%

Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 3.3x more emoji

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Gemini 3.6 Flash
57%Vocabulary60%
18wSentence Length19w
0.41Hedging0.13
5.8Bold5.4
3.8Lists2.7
0.01Emoji0.04
0.84Headings0.99
0.03Transitions0.07
Based on 24 + 27 text responses
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