# DeepSeek-R1 vs Gemma 4 31B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1 and Gemma 4 31B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-gemma-4-31b
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek-R1 and Gemma 4 31B share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Gemma 4 31B has the lower published output-token price.
- Gemma 4 31B has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 41.08 | 39.89 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.55 / $2.19 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 19.7 (Estimated · #109/128)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 35.26% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 31.7 (Supported · #89/150)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 49.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 80.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 41.6% | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | Coming soon | 75.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 64.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 66.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 66.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 74.3 (#26/54)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 76.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 41.5 (Supported · #112/184)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 40.9 (Supported · #114/184)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 90.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 71.5% | 84.3% | Gemma 4 31B |
| MMLU-Pro | 84% | 85.2% | Gemma 4 31B |
| SimpleQA | 30.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 26.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 19.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 45.9 (#103/148)
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: 92.9 (#15/148)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 31B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 31B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 79.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 97.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek-R1 and Gemma 4 31B?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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