DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs Gemini 3.7 Flash: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is developed by DeepSeek, while Gemini 3.7 Flash comes from Google. Gemini 3.7 Flash was released in August 2026, and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash followed a month later in September 2026. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash has a published size of about 552 billion parameters; Google has not disclosed the parameter count of Gemini 3.7 Flash.
The two models share 5 published benchmarks. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash leads on 5 of them. The widest gaps are on AutomationBench, where DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash scores 54.8% against 30.4%; Terminal-Bench 3.0, where DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash scores 30.0% against 14.9%. Averaged across everything we track, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash sits at 60.9% and Gemini 3.7 Flash at 59.8%.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is the cheaper API at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, roughly 3 times cheaper than Gemini 3.7 Flash at $0.75 and $3.75. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. Both accept text and images as input.
| Characteristic | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Company | DeepSeek | |
| Release Date | September 10, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Parameters | 552B | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 393K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.30 | $0.75 |
| Output Price / 1M | $1.20 | $3.75 |
| Average Score | 60.9% | 59.8% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| AutomationBench | 54.8% | 30.4% |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 30.0% | 14.9% |
| DeepSWE 1.1 | 74.2% | 65.3% |
| Agents' Last Exam | 31.8% | 26.3% |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 90.6% | 85.8% |
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Verdict
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash — 0.6, Gemini 3.7 Flash — 0.6.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is 3.0x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $0.75/1M tokens.
Same context size: 1M tokens.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is newer: released 9/10/2026 vs 8/13/2026.
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The DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash or Gemini 3.7 Flash page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.