DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek against Gemini 3.6 Flash by Google AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
DeepSeek V4 Flash is 27x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Input
$0.14
11× cheaper
Output
$0.28
27× cheaper
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
Output
$7.50
DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on both — 11× input, 27× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
39%
Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 4.2x more emoji
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
54%Vocabulary60%
17wSentence Length19w
0.52Hedging0.13
3.6Bold5.4
2.6Lists2.7
0.00Emoji0.04
0.41Headings0.99
0.19Transitions0.07
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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