Is Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.50 vs $9.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash or DeepSeek: R1?

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash vs DeepSeek: R1

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens, while Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash offers a larger context window. Choose Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$1.50	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$9.00	$2.50
Context window	1M	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	May 2026	Jan 2025

Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

FAQ

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