DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is 18.3× cheaper per million tokens (blended). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 leads quality index by 2.8 points (88.0 vs 85.2). Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger context window (1,048,576 vs 1,024,000 tokens). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is open-weights; the other is not.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423open
DeepSeek · deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Google · google__gemini-3.6-flash
Identity
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | google__gemini-3.6-flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | |
| Slug | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | google__gemini-3.6-flash |
| Status | live | live |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| License | — | — |
| HuggingFace | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash | — |
Quality
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | google__gemini-3.6-flash |
|---|---|---|
| Quality index (0–100) | 88.0 | 85.2 |
Cost
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | google__gemini-3.6-flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M tokens | $0.08 | $0.75 |
| Cached input $ / 1M | $0.02 | $0.07 |
| Output $ / 1M tokens | $0.16 | $3.75 |
Context
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | google__gemini-3.6-flash |
|---|---|---|
| Max context tokens | 1,024,000 | 1,048,576 |
| Max output tokens | 384,000 | 65,536 |
Modalities
| Field | deepseek__deepseek-v4-flash | google__gemini-3.6-flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input | text | text, image, video, file, audio |
| Output | text | text |