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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Bard

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Google Bard — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Google
Bard
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateSep 22 2025Mar 21 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapBard shipped 916 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Bard?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and Bard do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Bard shipped 916 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model; Bard 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 V3.1 Terminus released?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.
When was Bard released?
Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.
Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Bard open source?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Bard is a proprietary model released by Google.

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