Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs DeepSeek VL2 Small

Comparing Gemini 3 Flash and DeepSeek VL2 Small 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 VL2 Small 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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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and DeepSeek VL2 Small support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek VL2 Small uses deepseek.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

DeepSeek VL2 Small

deepseek

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

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

Gemini 3 Flash is 12 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Small.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

1.0yr newer
DeepSeek VL2 Small

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while DeepSeek VL2 Small'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 Small's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

DeepSeek VL2 Small

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
DeepSeek
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs DeepSeek VL2 Small

Gemini 3 Flash (Google) and DeepSeek VL2 Small (DeepSeek) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. DeepSeek VL2 Small scores DocVQA: 92.3%, ChartQA: 84.5%, OCRBench: 83.4%, TextVQA: 83.4%, MMBench: 80.3%.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and DeepSeek VL2 Small supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs deepseek). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and DeepSeek VL2 Small is developed by DeepSeek.