Gemini 3 Flash vs DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) Comparison

Comparing Gemini 3 Flash and DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3 Flash and DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) 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

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.8x more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) ($0.28/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 7.1x more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) ($0.42/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking).*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 3 Flash

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$3.00

Best providerGoogle

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)

Input tokens$0.28

Output tokens$0.42

Best providerDeepSeek

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)'s 131,072 tokens. Gemini 3 Flash can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Gemini 3 Flash

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)

Input131,072 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) uses MIT.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) was released on 2025-12-01.

Gemini 3 Flash is 1 month newer than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking).

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

2w newer

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)

Dec 1, 2025

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)'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-V3.2 (Non-thinking)'s cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking)

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. DeepSeek-V3.2 (Non-thinking) is available from DeepSeek. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.