DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Gemini 3.7 Flash

API pricing, context window and capabilities for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 3.7 Flash, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 wins on price. Gemini 3.7 Flash wins on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence.

Price
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Terminal-Bench
Gemini 3.7 Flash
Intelligence
Gemini 3.7 Flash
Context window
Tied

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.435 vs $0.75 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($0.87 vs $3.75 /1M)
  • Higher max output (1M vs 66K)
  • More serving providers (16 vs 7)

Gemini 3.7 Flash wins

  • Supports vision
  • Supports audio
  • Has web search
Cheaper overall
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
$0.435 + $0.87 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
16 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Gemini 3.7 Flash
Input $/1M$0.435via Tencent best$0.75via Google
Output $/1M$0.87via Tencent best$3.75via Google
Context window1M 1M
Max output1M best66K
Serving providers16 best7
DateReleased Apr 24, 2026 Released Aug 14, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Gemini 3.7 Flash
Intelligence30.4 39.1 best
Terminal-Bench65% 86% best
GPQA Diamond89% 95% best
Output speed100 t/s 318 t/s best
Latency (TTFT)1.64s best8.87s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
via Tencent
$3.04
Gemini 3.7 Flash
via Vertex AI Language Models
$7.50

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Gemini 3.7 Flash
Vision—✓
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio—✓
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search—✓

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Gemini 3.7 Flash?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper for input ($0.435 vs $0.75 per 1M tokens) from Tencent. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper for output ($0.87 vs $3.75 per 1M tokens) from Tencent.
What is the context window difference between DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 3.7 Flash?
Both DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 3.7 Flash have about a 1M-token context window.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 3.7 Flash compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Gemini 3.7 Flash leads on Terminal-Bench, and Gemini 3.7 Flash leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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