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DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemini 2.5 Flash

Live matchup data for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Flash: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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share of openrouter tokens

10.3%2.4%rank #2

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

1.2%5.9%rank #16

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: DeepSeek V4 Flash

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 3 lead changes

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Flash.
SpecDeepSeek V4 FlashGemini 2.5 Flash
VendorDeepSeekGoogle
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Input price$0.09/MTok$0.3/MTok
Output price$0.18/MTok$2.50/MTok
Cache read$0.018/MTok$0.03/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Flash: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashGemini 2.5 FlashSource
aa-agentic-index
31.1 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
56.2 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
40.3 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
Aider Polyglot
55.1%May 25 · gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 (24k think)
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Flash over the trailing 30 days.
SignalDeepSeek V4 FlashGemini 2.5 Flash

sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

awaiting first crawl

faq

Frequently asked

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash more used than Gemini 2.5 Flash?
As of Jul 7, 2026, DeepSeek V4 Flash shows 10.3% of OpenRouter token volume and Gemini 2.5 Flash shows 1.2% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does DeepSeek V4 Flash pricing compare to Gemini 2.5 Flash?
DeepSeek V4 Flash runs $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Gemini 2.5 Flash runs $0.3 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Flash score on coding benchmarks?
The tape holds 3 tracked results for DeepSeek V4 Flash and 3 for Gemini 2.5 Flash, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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