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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemma 4 31B IT

Too close to call on our weighted score (DeepSeek V4 Flash 71, Gemma 4 31B IT 69). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. DeepSeek

    DeepSeek V4 Flash

    Released Apr 24, 2026

    71/100
    • ECI146.1
    • Price$0.14 / $0.28
    • Context1M
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  2. Google

    Gemma 4 31B IT

    Released Apr 2, 2026

    69/100
    • ECI142.8
    • Price$0.14 / $0.40
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (DeepSeek V4 Flash 71/100, Gemma 4 31B IT 69/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek V4 Flash for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityDeepSeek V4 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V4 Flash 146.1 · Gemma 4 31B IT 142.8
  • Lowest priceDeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash $0.175 · Gemma 4 31B IT $0.205 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextDeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash 1,000,000 · Gemma 4 31B IT 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemma 4 31B ITDeepSeek V4 Flash: Text · Gemma 4 31B IT: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightDeepSeek V4 FlashGemma 4 31B IT
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%7369
Price25%8683
Inputs & features15%4570
Context window10%6037
Overall100%71/10069/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemma 4 31B IT specifications side by side
SpecificationDeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeekGemma 4 31B ITGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)146.1 (best)142.8
ECI rank#71 of 148 (best)#86 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—75.8%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—73.3%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—10.4%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.14$0.14
Output$0.28 (best)$0.40
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.175 (best)$0.205
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 42 providersMedian of 30 providers
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)262,144 tokens
Max output384,000 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model ID—gemma-4-31b-it
API providers48 (best)38
ReleasedApr 24, 2026Apr 2, 2026
Knowledge cutoffMay 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 V4 Flash$1.96
  • Gemma 4 31B IT$2.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: DeepSeek V4 Flash or Gemma 4 31B IT?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (DeepSeek V4 Flash 71/100, Gemma 4 31B IT 69/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek V4 Flash for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash or Gemma 4 31B IT?

DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper at $0.14 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (median across 42 API providers). Gemma 4 31B IT costs $0.14 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (median across 30 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Flash versus $0.205 for Gemma 4 31B IT (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V4 Flash 146.1 (#71 of 148) and Gemma 4 31B IT 142.8 (#86 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (143.6–147.9 vs 140.3–144.9), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemma 4 31B IT yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, DeepSeek V4 Flash 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?

DeepSeek V4 Flash has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Gemma 4 31B IT. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek V4 Flash up to 384,000, Gemma 4 31B IT up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text; Gemma 4 31B IT accepts text and images. Gemma 4 31B IT handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

DeepSeek V4 Flash is the newest, released Apr 24, 2026. Gemma 4 31B IT came out Apr 2, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: DeepSeek V4 Flash May 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 Oct 4, 2026.

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