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DeepSeek-R1 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Head-to-head comparison across 0benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.

DeepSeek-R1

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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

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Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is coming soon on BenchLM.

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Operational Comparison

DeepSeek-R1

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Price (per 1M tokens)

$0.55 / $2.19

$0.1 / $0.4

Speed

N/A

205 t/s

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

7.50s

Context Window

128K

1M

Quick Verdict

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is coming soon on BenchLM.

BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for DeepSeek-R1 yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

DeepSeek-R1 is priced at $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.10 input / $0.40 output per 1M tokens for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for DeepSeek-R1.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek-R1 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek-R1 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite today?

DeepSeek-R1: $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: $0.10 input / $0.40 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek-R1
API / mo$2,055
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even583M/day
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
API / mo$375
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: April 20, 2026

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