Compare DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 (DeepSeek) and Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.
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Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.
| Model | Provider | Input | Output | Context | Capabilities | Best for | Latency | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 | DeepSeek | $0.45 / 1M tokens | $1.33 / 1M tokens | 1M | StreamingTool callingJSON modeLong context | Chinese Q&A, general chat | 1832-2508ms | Catalog | Platform curated |
| Gemini 3.8 Flashgoogle/gemini-3.8-flash | $0.75 / 1M tokens | $3.75 / 1M tokens | 1M | StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision | image understanding, multimodal chat | 1795-3554ms | Catalog | Platform curated |
FAQ
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is cheaper ($0.45 / 1M tokens input / $1.33 / 1M tokens output) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash ($0.75 / 1M tokens input / $3.75 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.
Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.
Both target Long context. Pick DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 to optimize cost, or DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.