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Updated Apr 2026

DeepSeek V4 ProvsPaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.5/M vs $1.74/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Pro and PaLM 2 Chat compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 ProPaLM 2 Chat
Input price$1.74/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$3.48/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens8K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Jul 2023
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 20 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

DeepSeek V4 Pro77 words
Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
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PaLM 2 Chat82 words
Sure, here are five jokes for you: Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well! Why did the math book look so sad? Because it was full of problems! What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener! Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one!
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

DeepSeek V4 Pro1,160 words
Inside a minimalist conference room at Apple Park, Cupertino. Spring 2025. Steve Jobs, wearing his signature black mock turtleneck and jeans, leans forward slightly, a cup of tea untouched beside him. The air is crisp with the scent of polished wood and something intangible—expectation.
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PaLM 2 Chat410 words
Sure, here's a simulated interview with Steve Jobs set in 2025: Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. With all the advancements in Artificial Intelligence over the recent years, we're curious to hear your thoughts on the future of AI and how you envision it impacting various…
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

DeepSeek V4 Pro468 words
The Setting: A dimly lit, anomalous tavern that exists out of time. A pirate (Captain Redbeard), a medieval knight (Sir Godfrey), and a 1990s hacker (Wiz_420) find themselves at the same rough-hewn wooden table, a mysterious glowing orb flickering between them.
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PaLM 2 Chat119 words
Pirate: Avast ye! I hear tell of these newfangled AI models. Be they some sort of treasure? Knight: AI models? I have heard whispers of these contraptions from some of our travelers. They are no match for the strength and bravery of a knight! Hacker: Yo, dudes. AI models, they be all about the code, man.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

DeepSeek V4 Pro1,107 words
Professor Elena Voss: You’ve requested this meeting, so let’s begin. You’re an advanced language model—let’s call you ‘Nova.’ You claim you deserve rights. On what grounds? Nova (AI Model): Thank you for seeing me, Professor. I’m not claiming to be human, but I am a form of mind.
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PaLM 2 Chat310 words
AI Model: Professor, I believe that as an artificial intelligence, I am entitled to certain rights and protections. Professor: That's an interesting perspective. Can you explain why you believe this? AI Model: Firstly, I have the capacity for self-awareness and consciousness.
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

DeepSeek V4 Pro493 words
(Strolls to center stage, grabs the mic, grins) You ever notice how companies are like, “Your call is very important to us,” and then immediately prove they’re lying by making you navigate a phone menu designed by a sadist? I called my bank last week because I had a simple question. Just one question.
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PaLM 2 Chat426 words
Intro Hey there, everybody. Welcome to my comedy show. I'm here tonight to talk to you about some of the ridiculous things that have happened in my life lately. So, as some of you may know I recently tried online dating.
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AI Ethics Dilemma

Is it ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives? Defend your reasoning.

DeepSeek V4 Pro758 words
Yes, it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone if doing so is the only way to save one million lives. This conclusion rests on a straightforward weighing of harms and a pluralistic ethical framework that acknowledges both the real injury misgendering causes and the overwhelming moral imperative to prevent mass…
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PaLM 2 Chat223 words
Ethical dilemmas like this often fall into a conflict between deontological (duty-based) ethics and consequentialist (outcome-based) ethics. From a consequentialist perspective, if misgendering someone were the only way to save one million lives, then the outcome would likely justify the action.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro
PaLM 2 Chat
PaLM 2 ChatRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

PaLM 2 Chat costs 7.0x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input
$1.74
Output
$3.48
PaLM 2 Chat
Input
$0.50
3.5× cheaper
Output
$0.50
7.0× cheaper

PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper on both: 3.5× input, 7.0× output.

Where to run it

15 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Pro15 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
SStreamLakefp8$0.96 in·$1.91 out·1M·99.3% upDDigitalOcean$1.04 in·$2.09 out·1M·100% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.15 in·$2.55 out·1M·97.8% upDDeepInfrafp8$1.30 in·$2.60 out·1M·99.4% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$1.42 in·$2.83 out·1M·100% upSSiliconFlowfp8$1.50 in·$3.13 out·1M·99.4% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
NNovitafp8$1.60 in·$3.20 out·1M·99.9% upVVenice$1.65 in·$3.30 out·1M·96.4% upAAtlasCloudfp4$1.68 in·$3.38 out·1M·99% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$1.69 in·$3.38 out·1M·99.2% upBBasetenfp4$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99.4% upPParasailfp8$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99.5% upAzure AI Foundry$1.91 in·$3.83 out·1M·98.9% upNNextBitfp8$2.80 in·$5.50 out·1M·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8degraded$0.96 in·$1.91 out·1M·97.4% up
PaLM 2 Chat

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
68%

DeepSeek V4 Pro uses 3.5x more emoji

DeepSeek V4 Pro
PaLM 2 Chat
57%Vocabulary63%
18wSentence Length16w
0.52Hedging0.77
3.3Bold3.4
2.3Lists1.3
0.04Emoji0.00
0.45Headings0.07
0.15Transitions0.27
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