DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) by DeepSeek or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 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 Pro 0424 (Max)
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max): 2.3% less intelligence, 597.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 49.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.4 | 29.7 | −2.3% Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is 2.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $277.30 | $1,935.39 | +597.9% Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is 7.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 48.87s | 24.90s | −49.0% Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is 49.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.43 / $0.87 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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