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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 vs Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.02Output delta: $1.61Monthly delta: $94

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash
Developerdeepseekgoogle
Context Window163,8401,048,576
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.3200$0.3000
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.8900$2.50
Projected Monthly Cost$92$186
Vision❌ No✅ Yes
Tool Calling✅ Yes✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning❌ No✅ Yes
MMLU ScoreN/A89.0
GPQAN/A89.8

Price History

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.3200$0.6050$0.8900Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.3200

Current Output / 1M

$0.8900

Price History

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.3000$1.40$2.50Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.3000

Current Output / 1M

$2.50

Cost Calculator

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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

$92

per month

Lower cost

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash

$186

per month

Live Recommendation

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 saves $94/mo at this workload
Open DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 model pageOpen Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash model page

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FAQ

Common questions for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 vs Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 or Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash is cheaper on input token cost by $0.02 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 or Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $1.61 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 and Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash?

$94 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 and Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.