DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 34.8 to 22.2, and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs 1.9x less per output token ($1.32 vs $2.50 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 7 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: which to pick
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a coding score, 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for output tokens 1.9x cheaper ($1.32 vs $2.50 per million) and work measured by AA Coding Index or SciCode, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 7
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp only
- 7
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only
- 78
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads, 34.8 against 22.2.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads, 47.5 against 14.3.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a GPQA Diamond result, 83.8%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a MMLU Pro result, 85.8%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.0011, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $0.0015 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the number, $0.41.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp not benchmarked, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 49.0 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 33.2 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- AA Agentic Index: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 47.5 against Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 14.3, 33.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $1.32 against Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $2.50 per million output tokens, 1.9x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
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 V4 Flash Vision Exp | Bars | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 7 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index20
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 37.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1435 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| AA Coding Index | 65.0 | 49.3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 75.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 37.2% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 6.2% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.2% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 59.1% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SciCode | 49.7% | 41.3% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 39.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 765.3 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1453 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1451 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1408 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1448 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 6.2% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 34.8 | 22.2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 144.9 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 47.5 | 14.3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| LiveBench research | 69.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench browser | 64.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 39.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.4% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 7.2% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.9% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.2% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 29.3% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 83.8% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | 85.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | Not measured | 83.6% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.3% | 83.8% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 34.5% | 18.8% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 83.3% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 53.5% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 10.3% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 21.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 19.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1441 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1434 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1440 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1284 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1291 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 71.1% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 26.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 13.0% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1434 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1433 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 85.8% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 84.1% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 60.7% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 72.6% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.7% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.5% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1451 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1438 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1431 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1423 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | Not measured | 53.5% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench design | 70.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 79.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 51.8% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.3% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.9% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 81.3% | 76.0% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| DTBench | Not measured | 83.5% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 37.6% | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1435 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1419 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1421 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1269 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1438 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1427 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1468 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1454 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1426 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1407 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1451 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1441 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1443 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1437 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1445 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1435 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1428 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1414 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1269 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1311 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1280 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1287 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1260 | Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | 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 V4 Flash Vision Exp costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 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 V4 Flash Vision Exp | Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | August 21, 2026 | July 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.44 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.32 | $2.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 49.0 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.41 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for coding?
Only Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has a coding score, 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for output tokens 1.9x cheaper ($1.32 vs $2.50 per million) and work measured by AA Coding Index or SciCode, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 and $2.50. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite comparison based on?
7 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.