Model Comparison

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Price Data Last Verified: March 21, 2026

Gemini 3 Flash vs DeepSeek R1: AI API Cost Comparison (2026)

This page compares per-token pricing and context limits for Gemini 3 Flash and DeepSeek R1using a standard scenario of 10,000 input tokens and 10,000 output tokens.

Model A

Gemini 3 Flash

Google

Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$3.00
Context Window
1M

Model B

DeepSeek R1

DeepSeek

Input / 1M
$0.55
Output / 1M
$2.19
Context Window
64K

Cost Breakdown Table

ModelInput CostOutput CostTotal Cost
Gemini 3 Flash$0.005$0.03$0.035
DeepSeek R1$0.0055$0.0219$0.0274

Verdict

High Volume

Best pick: DeepSeek R1 for a 2,000,000 in /2,000,000 out workload.

Low Budget

Best pick: DeepSeek R1 for a 10,000 in /10,000 out request profile.

About the Methodology

Cost estimates are generated from published input and output token rates for each provider. We apply identical token scenarios to both models in this comparison, so the result reflects price differences only. Pricing values are reviewed weekly against official API documentation and updated when changes are verified.