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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro-002

DeepSeek DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Google Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateMay 28 2025Sep 24 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Pro-002 shipped 246 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or Gemini 1.5 Pro-002?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 shipped 246 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
When was Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 released?
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 was released by Google on Sep 24 2024.
Is DeepSeek R1-0528 or Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 open source?
DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 is a proprietary model released by Google.

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