Gemini 2.5 Pro vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp Comparison
Comparing Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 2.5 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (Aider-Polyglot, GPQA), while DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Humanity's Last Exam, SimpleQA, SWE-Bench Verified).
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro ($1.25/1M tokens) is 4.6x more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp ($0.27/1M tokens).
For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens) is 24.4x more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp ($0.41/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Gemini 2.5 Pro is more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's 163,840 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 65,536 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemini 2.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp does not.
Gemini 2.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 2.5 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released on 2025-05-20, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp was released on 2025-09-29.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is 4 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Pro.
May 20, 2025
10 months ago
Sep 29, 2025
5 months ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 2.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's cutoff date.
Jan 2025
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Provider Availability
Gemini 2.5 Pro is available from Google. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is available from Novita. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
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Detailed Comparison
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