# DeepSeek V3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-gemini-2-5-pro
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V3 has the lower published output-token price.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 31.86 | 50.17 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $1.25 / $10.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 12.1 (Estimated · #113/117)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 25.4 (Estimated · #91/117)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 42.01% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 18.6 (Estimated · #131/143)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 24.4 (Supported · #108/143)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | 63.8% | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 0.40% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 42.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 69.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 71.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #140/169)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 44.1 (Supported · #80/169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | 83% | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 18.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 38.2 (#103/124)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 56.4 (#76/124)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 35.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 1.724% | 14.138% | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 4.167% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Not yet. The models share only 3 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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- [DeepSeek V3 profile](/models/deepseek-v3)
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