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DeepSeek V2 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro-002

DeepSeek DeepSeek V2 vs Google Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateMay 2024Sep 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 gapDeepSeek V2 shipped 146 days before Gemini 1.5 Pro-002

Which is better: DeepSeek V2 or Gemini 1.5 Pro-002?

DeepSeek V2 and Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek V2 shipped 146 days before Gemini 1.5 Pro-002, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V2 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 V2 released?
DeepSeek V2 was released by DeepSeek on May 2024.
When was Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 released?
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 was released by Google on Sep 24 2024.
Is DeepSeek V2 or Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 open source?
DeepSeek V2 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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