# DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.6 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-gemini-3-6-flash
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 68.38 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $1.50 / $7.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 51.9 (Estimated · #43/152)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 90.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| terminalBench3 | 30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 31.20% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 15.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 63.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 54.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 31.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 83% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 73.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 58.7 (Supported · #27/151)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Codeforces | 3471.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 90.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| terminalBench3 | 30% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 74.2% | 49.0% | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| ProgramBench | 20.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 65.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | Coming soon | 53.5% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.1% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 79.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 82.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (tools) | 78.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | 89.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench w/ Python | 49.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 76 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 68 (Supported · #18/182)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 36.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 93.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex | 65.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, 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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## Explore More

- [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash profile](/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash)
- [Gemini 3.6 Flash profile](/models/gemini-3-6-flash)
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