Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 from Google on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-flash-0731)DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.
The latest version, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking mode, is an experimental model designed to generate the "thought process" that the model goes through during its responses. Therefore, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking mode has stronger reasoning capabilities in its responses compared to the base Gemini 2.0 Flash model.
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DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21: $0.304/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1.0s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 at 287.9 tok/s and DeepSeek V4 Flash at 66.5 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking and long context.
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