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Gemini Flash vs DeepSeek Flash
Gemini Flash is better at maths, structured data, long documents, translation; DeepSeek Flash is better at quick answers, writing, coding, reasoning. DeepSeek Flash is the cheaper of the two on output.
Measured quality by task
| Task | Gemini Flash | DeepSeek Flash | Better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick answers | 91/100 | 91/100 | DeepSeek Flash |
| Writing | 81/100 | 87/100 | DeepSeek Flash |
| Coding | 80/100 | 85/100 | DeepSeek Flash |
| Reasoning | 74/100 | 80/100 | DeepSeek Flash |
| Maths | 85/100 | 78/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Structured data | 93/100 | 92/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Long documents | 94/100 | 91/100 | Gemini Flash |
| Translation | 92/100 | 90/100 | Gemini Flash |
Quality is Nivana’s measured score for each kind of task, from weekly pairwise evals judged by models from several labs. Prices are live AI Gateway list prices per million tokens. Updated 2026-11-01. How this is measured.
Price and context
| Gemini Flash | DeepSeek Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | DeepSeek | |
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.75 | $0.3 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $3.75 | $1.2 |
| Typical chat answer | $0.00375 | $0.00129 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Router picks it for | 1 of 24 request types | Fallback only |
Which should you use?
Use the one that wins the kind of work you do most, unless the price gap outweighs the quality gap for easy requests. Or don’t choose: Nivana scores both, and the rest of the pool, on every request and sends it to whichever is best for that request.
Questions
Is Gemini Flash better than DeepSeek Flash?
On Nivana’s weekly evals Gemini Flash scores higher on 4 of 8 task types (maths, structured data, long documents, translation) and DeepSeek Flash on 4 (quick answers, writing, coding, reasoning). Neither is better at everything.
Which is better for coding, Gemini Flash or DeepSeek Flash?
DeepSeek Flash: 85/100 against 80/100 for Gemini Flash on Nivana’s coding evals.
Which is better for writing, Gemini Flash or DeepSeek Flash?
DeepSeek Flash: 87/100 against 81/100 for Gemini Flash on Nivana’s writing evals.
Which is cheaper, Gemini Flash or DeepSeek Flash?
DeepSeek Flash: $1.2 per million output tokens against $3.75 for Gemini Flash, about 3.1× less. A typical chat answer costs about $0.0013 on DeepSeek Flash and $0.0037 on Gemini Flash.
Or let the router pick, per request
Nivana sends every message to the model that scores best for it, sets how hard it thinks, and tells you which one answered. 2,000 free credits to start, no card.