Is Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash and DeepSeek: R1 have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash or DeepSeek: R1?

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash vs DeepSeek: R1

Both have similar output pricing, while Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash offers a larger context window. Choose Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.30	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$2.50	$2.50
Context window	1M	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jul 2025	Jan 2025

Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.