Gemini vs DeepSeek

Detailed comparison of Gemini and DeepSeek. See which tool is best for your specific needs.

Google's assistant, deepest multimodal input and Workspace integration

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Open-weight frontier models at a fraction of closed-model pricing

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Feature	Gemini	DeepSeek
Starting Price	Free	Free
Free Tier
Context Window	1M tokens	1M tokens
Vision Input
Reasoning Mode
Open Weights
Web Search
API Access
API Access
Top Pros	Widest native input support — text, image, audio, video and PDF in one model Flash tier is among the cheapest capable models at $0.75 / 1M input Native Google Workspace, Docs and Gmail integration	V4 Flash at $0.14 / 1M input is roughly 35x cheaper than the closed flagships MIT-licensed open weights allow self-hosting with no commercial restrictions 1M-token context at open-weight pricing
Main Cons	Pro pricing doubles above 200K context, which penalises exactly the long-document work you'd buy it for Flash pricing is promotional and increases on 2027-01-01 Flagship Pro tier still carries a 'preview' label	No vision input on the V4 line China-based hosting raises data-residency questions for regulated buyers Thinner enterprise support and SLA story than US vendors
Best For	multimodalworkspace integrationcost sensitiveresearch	cost sensitiveself hostingdevelopershigh volume

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