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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 comes out ahead, 67 to 52 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. DeepSeek

    DeepSeek V3 0324

    Released Mar 24, 2025

    52/100
    • ECI135.9
    • Price$0.275 / $1.12
    • Context164K
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  2. Our pick

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    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    67/100
    • ECI133.8
    • Price$0.12 / $0.48
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against DeepSeek V3 0324 (52). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. DeepSeek V3 0324 wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityDeepSeek V3 0324Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V3 0324 135.9 · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 133.8
  • Lowest priceGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 $0.21 · DeepSeek V3 0324 $0.486 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 1,048,576 · DeepSeek V3 0324 163,840 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17DeepSeek V3 0324: Text · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingDeepSeek V3 0324Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightDeepSeek V3 0324Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5957
Price25%6279
Inputs & features15%2590
Context window10%2861
Overall100%52/10067/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 specifications side by side
SpecificationDeepSeek V3 0324DeepSeekGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17Google
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)135.9 (best)133.8
ECI rank#128 of 165 (best)#132 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions67.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics37.8%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.275$0.12 (best)
Output$1.12$0.48 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.486$0.21 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 13 providersMedian of 2 providers
Limits
Context window163,840 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output163,840 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID——
API providers13 (best)2
ReleasedMar 24, 2025Jun 17, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • DeepSeek V3 0324$4.99
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17$2.16
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: DeepSeek V3 0324 or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against DeepSeek V3 0324 (52). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. DeepSeek V3 0324 wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 0324 or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is cheaper at $0.12 input / $0.48 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $0.275 input / $1.12 output per million tokens (median across 13 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.21 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 versus $0.486 for DeepSeek V3 0324 (2.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V3 0324 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V3 0324 135.9 (#128 of 165) and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 133.8 (#132 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (132.5–137.7 vs 130.1–136.1), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, DeepSeek V3 0324 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 163,840 for DeepSeek V3 0324. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek V3 0324 up to 163,840, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

DeepSeek V3 0324 accepts text; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

DeepSeek V3 0324 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. DeepSeek V3 0324 came out Mar 24, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 06-17 Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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