Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

DeepSeek VL2 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is better at 2 benchmarks (MathVista, MMMU).

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input tokens$2.50
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Pro accepts 2,097,152 input tokens compared to DeepSeek VL2's 129,280 tokens. DeepSeek VL2 can generate longer responses up to 129,280 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2
Input129,280 tokens
Output129,280 tokens
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both DeepSeek VL2 and Gemini 1.5 Pro support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

DeepSeek VL2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 is licensed under deepseek, while Gemini 1.5 Pro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek VL2

deepseek

Open weights

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 was released on 2024-12-13, while Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01.

DeepSeek VL2 is 8 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

DeepSeek VL2

Dec 13, 2024

1.4 years ago

7mo newer
Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while DeepSeek VL2's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek VL2's cutoff date.

DeepSeek VL2

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Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Provider Availability

DeepSeek VL2 is available from Replicate. Gemini 1.5 Pro is available from Google.

DeepSeek VL2

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Replicate

Gemini 1.5 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Has open weights
Google
Larger context window (2,097,152 tokens)
Higher MathVista score (68.1% vs 62.8%)
Higher MMMU score (65.9% vs 51.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek VL2 is made by DeepSeek and Gemini 1.5 Pro is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek VL2 scores DocVQA: 93.3%, ChartQA: 86.0%, TextVQA: 84.2%, AI2D: 81.4%, OCRBench: 81.1%. Gemini 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%, MGSM: 87.5%.
DeepSeek VL2 supports 129K tokens and Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (129K vs 2.1M), licensing (deepseek vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek VL2 is developed by DeepSeek and Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google.