# DeepSeek-R1 vs Gemma 4 E2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1 and Gemma 4 E2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-gemma-4-e2b
- 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 E2B 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 E2B has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 41.08 | 29.94 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.55 / $2.19 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 10.9 (Estimated · #140/150)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 49.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 44.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 64.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 23.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 19.1% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 13.4 (#53/54)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 44.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 41.5 (Supported · #112/184)
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 23.3 (Estimated · #177/184)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 90.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 71.5% | 43.4% | DeepSeek-R1 |
| MMLU-Pro | 84% | 60% | DeepSeek-R1 |
| SimpleQA | 30.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 45.9 (#103/148)
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 43.8 (#110/148)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | Gemma 4 E2B | 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 E2B?

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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