DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max vs Gemini 3.7 Flash: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max is developed by DeepSeek, while Gemini 3.7 Flash comes from Google. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max was released in April 2026, and Gemini 3.7 Flash followed 4 months later in August 2026. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max has a published size of about 284 billion parameters; Google has not disclosed the parameter count of Gemini 3.7 Flash.
We have 19 benchmark results for DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max and 18 benchmark results for Gemini 3.7 Flash, but they were measured on different benchmarks, so there is no like-for-like scoreboard.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max is the cheaper API at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens, roughly 5 times cheaper than Gemini 3.7 Flash at $0.75 and $3.75. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max accepts text as input, while Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts text and images.
| Characteristic | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Company | DeepSeek | |
| Release Date | April 23, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Parameters | 284B | — |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 393K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.14 | $0.75 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.28 | $3.75 |
| Average Score | 72.8% | 59.8% |
Verdict
Gemini 3.7 Flash leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max — 0.7, Gemini 3.7 Flash — 0.6.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max is 10.7x cheaper: input $0.14/1M vs $0.75/1M tokens.
Gemini 3.7 Flash supports a larger context: 1M vs 1M tokens.
Gemini 3.7 Flash is newer: released 8/13/2026 vs 4/23/2026.
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The DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max 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-Flash-Max or Gemini 3.7 Flash page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.