DeepSeek VL2 vs Gemini 3 Flash Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 and Gemini 3 Flash across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 and Gemini 3 Flash don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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 VL2

Input tokens$0.00

Output tokens$0.00

Best providerUnknown Organization

Gemini 3 Flash

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$3.00

Best providerGoogle

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek VL2's 129,280 tokens. DeepSeek VL2 can generate longer responses up to 129,280 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

DeepSeek VL2

Input129,280 tokens

Output129,280 tokens

Gemini 3 Flash

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both DeepSeek VL2 and Gemini 3 Flash support multimodal inputs.

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

DeepSeek VL2

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Gemini 3 Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 is licensed under deepseek, while Gemini 3 Flash 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 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 was released on 2024-12-13, while Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17.

Gemini 3 Flash is 12 months newer than DeepSeek VL2.

DeepSeek VL2

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

2 months ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while DeepSeek VL2's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek VL2's cutoff date.

DeepSeek VL2

—

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Provider Availability

DeepSeek VL2 is available from Replicate. Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.