DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Comparing 2 AI models · 6 benchmarks · DeepSeek, Google

Most Affordable
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DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)
$1.35/1M
Highest Intelligence
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
90.8% GPQA
Best for Coding
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
62.3 Coding Index
Price Difference
1.5x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

6 tests
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DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)

1
  • MATH 500
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
DeepSeek logo DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)
DeepSeek
Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Google
Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $1.35/1M $2.00/1M
Output Cost $4.00/1M $12.00/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$2.01/1M $4.50/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
DeepSeek Google
Release Date Launch date
Jan 20, 2025 Nov 18, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
138.9 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
26684ms
Latency Time to first answer token
26684ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
43.8 72.8
Coding Index Programming ability
34.4 62.3
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
68.0 95.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
70.8% 90.8%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
84.4% 89.8%
HLE Hard language evaluation
9.3% 37.2%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
61.7% 91.7%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
96.6%
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
68.0% 95.7%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
68.3%
SciCode Scientific code generation
35.7% 56.1%
LCR Code review capability
52.3% 70.7%
IFBench Instruction-following
39.0% 70.4%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
11.4% 87.1%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
5.7% 39.0%

Key Takeaways

DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) offers the best value at $1.35/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 90.8% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) achieves a 62.3 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development

Cost Calculator

DeepSeek logo DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)
$0.00
per month
Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
$0.00
per month

Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.