DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash: Release Comparison

Comparison of the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Gemini 3.5 Flash releases: 2 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.

  • For intelligence, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores highest: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 35, against Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) at 34 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.
  • For output speed, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is fastest: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 236 t/s, against Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) at 222 t/s for Gemini 3.5 Flash.
  • For cost per task, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheapest: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) at $0.22, against Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) at $1.56 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort)
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
35
38
44
37
-
35
40
$0.31
$0.2
$0.44
$1.32
$0.014
$445
69k
46k
170M
236
1.14s
9.64s
11.76s
222.63s
284B
13B active at inference time
1M
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
DeepSeekFireworks
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort)
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
35
38
43
38
35
35
40
$0.22
$0.2
$0.44
$1.32
$0.014
$474
62k
45k
242M
227
1.49s
10.30s
12.50s
211.11s
284B
13B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

CoreWeaveWaferNebius
+13
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)
Google logoGoogle
34
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1.3
$1.50
$9.00
$0.15
-
-
-
-
214
13.12s
13.12s
15.46s
-
-
1M
May 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, speech, and video

Supports: text

Not available
-
Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)
Google logoGoogle
33
39
38
45
35
35
46
$1.56
$1.3
$1.50
$9.00
$0.15
$2,172
55k
36k
120M
222
16.11s
16.11s
18.36s
225.06s
-
1M
May 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, speech, and video

Supports: text

Not available
-
Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal)
Google logoGoogle
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1.3
$1.50
$9.00
$0.15
-
-
-
-
218
0.87s
0.87s
3.17s
-
-
1M
May 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, speech, and video

Supports: text

Not available
-
Google