Gemini 3.8 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Gemini 3.8 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 releases: 3 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.

  • For intelligence, Gemini 3.8 Flash scores highest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) at 41, against DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 35 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.
  • For output speed, Gemini 3.8 Flash is fastest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) at 277 t/s, against DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 214 t/s for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.
  • For cost per task, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheapest: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) at $0.22, against Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) at $0.93 for Gemini 3.8 Flash.

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1

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
Gemini 3.8 Flash
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 v4.0 · 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

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Gemini 3.8 Flash (high)
Google logoGoogle
41
-
1M
$0.6
277
Not available
Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium)
Google logoGoogle
40
-
1M
$0.6
-
Not available
Google
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort)
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
35
284B
13B active at inference time
1M
$0.2
214
Not available
DeepSeekFireworks
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort)
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
35
284B
13B active at inference time
1M
$0.2
213
CoreWeaveWaferNebius
+12
Gemini 3.8 Flash (low)
Google logoGoogle
34
-
1M
$0.6
-
Not available
Google