DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) by DeepSeek or Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max)
Gemini 2.5 Pro vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max): 33.5% less intelligence, 450.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 76.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.2 | 16.1 | −33.5% Gemini 2.5 Pro is 33.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.48 | $822.85 | +450.5% Gemini 2.5 Pro is 5.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 116.79s | 27.13s | −76.8% Gemini 2.5 Pro is 76.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.11 / $0.23 | $1.25 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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