Gemini 3 Pro vs DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) Comparison
Comparing Gemini 3 Pro and DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 6 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified, t2-bench, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is better at 0 benchmarks.
Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Gemini 3 Pro ($2.00/1M tokens) is 7.1x more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) ($0.28/1M tokens).
For output processing, Gemini 3 Pro ($12.00/1M tokens) is 28.6x more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) ($0.42/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Gemini 3 Pro is more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking).*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 3 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)'s 131,072 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 65,536 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemini 3 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) does not.
Gemini 3 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Gemini 3 Pro
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) 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 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) was released on 2025-12-01.
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is 0 month newer than Gemini 3 Pro.
Nov 18, 2025
3 months ago
Dec 1, 2025
3 months ago
1w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 3 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)'s cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 3 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)'s cutoff date.
Jan 2025
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Provider Availability
Gemini 3 Pro is available from Google. DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is available from DeepSeek. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Gemini 3 Pro
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Gemini 3 Pro
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Detailed Comparison
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