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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateMay 28 2025Oct 3 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
8%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 237 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 237 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is open weight, while Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek R1-0528 and Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B was released by Google on Oct 3 2024.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is a proprietary model released by Google.

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