DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Updated October 21, 2026. 38 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick DeepSeek V3.2 Exp for coding: it scores 55.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 8.1 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview.
Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 164K tokens, or when what matters is LMArena Text: math or Design Arena: SVG, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 38
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp only
- 19
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only
- 39
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp scores 55.0 against 8.1.
2 and 1 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads, 16.6 against 15.6.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.6.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a GPQA Diamond result, 81.1%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a AIME result, 83.3%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a MMLU Pro result, 86.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads, 1179 against 1083.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 164K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp $0.0005, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the number, $0.18.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp 55.0 from 2 benchmarks, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 8.1 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Web design, 11.3 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: game dev: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp 1145 against Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 1029, 14.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp $0.41 against Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $1.50 per million output tokens, 3.7x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp takes 164K tokens, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Bars | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 4 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Math | 1 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 6 | 1 | ||
| General | 11 | 6 | ||
| All shared boards | 30 | 8 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index40
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 74.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1272 | 1257 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 34.7 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 80.1% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 62.8% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.6% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 34.1% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 78.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 31.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| WeirdML | 39.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 797.7 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1438 | 1400 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1438 | 1413 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1245 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1281 | 1276 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1336 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 16.6 | 15.6 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.9 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 1.6 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 30.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 3.1% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 3.4% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 8.6% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 33.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| TheAgentCompany | 42.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 81.1% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.5% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 79.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1429 | 1407 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1422 | 1398 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1444 | 1403 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1242 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1271 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | Not measured | 83.3% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| AA Math Index | 87.7 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 87.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1422 | 1428 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1433 | 1417 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 86.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 83.8% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | Not measured | 55.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 59.4% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 71.8% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.6% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 85.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1443 | 1425 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1468 | 1428 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1419 | 1418 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1412 | 1389 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index61
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1179 | 1083 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1166 | 1071 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1145 | 1029 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1152 | 1045 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1148 | 1048 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1171 | 1072 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1031 | 1052 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1166 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index116
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 49.5% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 63.9% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | Not measured | 41.4% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| IFBench | 54.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 72.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| DTBench | 87.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| LMCA | 29.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 83.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| CL-bench | 13.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| CL-bench Life | 9.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured |
| LMArena Text | 1425 | 1416 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1401 | 1377 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1404 | 1401 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1240 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1441 | 1414 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1404 | 1410 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1461 | 1460 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: German | 1440 | 1430 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1331 | 1413 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1372 | 1392 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: French | 1434 | 1424 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1441 | 1421 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1412 | 1420 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1435 | 1443 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1422 | 1417 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1418 | 1394 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1407 | 1408 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1407 | 1386 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1232 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1278 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1246 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1266 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | Not measured | 1259 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | Not measured | 1308 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1248 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | September 29, 2025 | March 3, 2026 |
| Context window | 164K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.27 | $0.25 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.41 | $1.50 |
| Coding index | 55.0 | 8.1 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.18 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V3.2 Exp better than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview for coding?
Pick DeepSeek V3.2 Exp for coding: it scores 55.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 8.1 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview. Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 164K tokens, or when what matters is LMArena Text: math or Design Arena: SVG, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview?
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $0.41 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs $0.25 and $1.50. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 164K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview comparison based on?
38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.