DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite by Google? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 36.8% more intelligence, 66.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 69.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 15.6 | +36.8% Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 36.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $155.87 | −66.2% Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 66.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.94s | 6.01s | −69.9% Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 69.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.25 / $1.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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