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DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateNov 20 2024Mar 25 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 125 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro

Which is better: DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 125 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.5 Pro 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-Lite Preview released?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview was released by DeepSeek on Nov 20 2024.
When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
Is DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or Gemini 2.5 Pro open source?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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