Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs DeepSeek Flash (V4.1): Pricing Comparison

Compare pricing, capabilities, and costs for your LLM workloads.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.3000
Output$2.50
Cached Input$0.0300
Batch Input$0.1500
Batch Output$1.25

Context & Output

Context Window1M tokens
Max Output65.5K tokens

Capabilities

Categorybudget
Multimodaltext + image + audio
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.3000
Output$1.20
Cached Input$0.006000

Context & Output

Context Window1M tokens
Max Output384K tokens

Capabilities

Categorybudget
Multimodaltext
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes

Quick Verdict

Cheaper Input Price

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

0.0% cheaper

Cheaper Output Price

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

52.0% cheaper

Larger Context Window

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

+0 tokens

Cost Comparison

Sample workload: 1,000,000 input tokens + 1,000,000 output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

$2.80

$0.3000/1M input + $2.50/1M output

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

$1.50

$0.3000/1M input + $1.20/1M output

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) is 46.4% cheaper for this workload.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)?
For input tokens, DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) is cheaper at $0.3000 per 1M tokens. For output tokens, DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) is cheaper at $1.20 per 1M tokens. The overall cost depends on your workload's input/output ratio.
What is the context window size of Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has a context window of 1M tokens, while DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) has 1M tokens. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite supports a larger context window of 1M tokens, which is beneficial for processing longer documents.

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