DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture. It activates 8B parameters on input and 16B on...
Model details →DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemini 2.5 Flash is Google's state-of-the-art workhorse model, specifically designed for advanced reasoning, coding, mathematics, and scientific tasks. It includes built-in "thinking" capabilities, enabling it to provide responses with grea…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 1.0M | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.11 | $0.30 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.34 | $2.50 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) better than Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) and Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash?
Input: $0.11 vs $0.30 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.34 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) and Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash support?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) supports up to 1.0M tokens. Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash supports up to 1.0M tokens.
Do both DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) and Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash support tool calling?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch): yes. Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash: yes.