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DeepSeek V3.1 vs Bard

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

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1
Google
Bard
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateAug 21 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 884 days before DeepSeek V3.1

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 or Bard?

DeepSeek V3.1 and Bard do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Bard shipped 884 days before DeepSeek V3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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