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DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateApr 24 2026Oct 3 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
90.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 568 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Pro or Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B?

DeepSeek-V4-Pro leads Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 568 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B 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-V4-Pro released?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B released?
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B was released by Google on Oct 3 2024.
Is DeepSeek-V4-Pro or Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is a proprietary model released by Google.

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