DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemma 2 27B
Gemma 2 27B costs 2.0x less per output token than DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp ($0.65 vs $1.32 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 56.4
- Output $/M
- $1.32
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.65
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemma 2 27B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for a larger context window (1.05M against 8K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has results on LiveBench coding, AA Coding Index and SciCode; Gemma 2 27B on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and Epoch Capabilities Index. Compare them on price and context instead.
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
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a AA Intelligence Index result, 34.8.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a AA Agentic Index result, 47.5.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes 1.05M tokens against 8K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemma 2 27B
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.0011, Gemma 2 27B $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp not benchmarked, Gemma 2 27B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $1.32 against Gemma 2 27B $0.65 per million output tokens, 2.0x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes 1.05M tokens, Gemma 2 27B 8K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 37.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| AA Coding Index | 65.0 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| SciCode | 49.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1211 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1228 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 34.8 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 122.1 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 47.5 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| 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 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 85.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 34.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 36.5% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1198 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1171 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1206 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 1.4% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| MATH level 5 | Not measured | 27.9% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1212 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1221 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.0% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| MMLU | Not measured | 75.7% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1228 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1198 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1241 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1208 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | 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 | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Gemma 2 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 79.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 81.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 48.0% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 7.1% | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1231 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1206 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1240 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1242 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1217 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1221 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1209 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1175 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1174 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1248 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1228 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1234 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1277 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1224 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1230 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1249 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1212 | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 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
Gemma 2 27B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision 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 V4 Flash Vision Exp | Google Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | August 21, 2026 | July 13, 2024 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 8K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.44 | $0.65 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.32 | $0.65 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than Gemma 2 27B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for a larger context window (1.05M against 8K tokens).
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemma 2 27B?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens; Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 and $0.65. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemma 2 27B?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp, with 1.05M tokens against 8K.
Has any benchmark tested both DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Gemma 2 27B?
No benchmark has tested both yet. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has results on LiveBench coding, AA Coding Index and SciCode; Gemma 2 27B on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and Epoch Capabilities Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.