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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash

Live matchup data for Gemini 3.5 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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share of openrouter tokens

0.2%14.7%rank #48

as of Aug 17, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

22.2%6.4%rank #1

as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: DeepSeek V4 Flash

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d

through Aug 20, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Gemini 3.5 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash.
SpecGemini 3.5 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash
VendorGoogleDeepSeek
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window1M tokens1.3M tokens
Input price$1.50/MTok$0.14/MTok
Output price$9.00/MTok$0.28/MTok
Cache read$0.15/MTok$0.028/MTok
Price as ofAug 21, 2026 · openrouterAug 21, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Gemini 3.5 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashDeepSeek V4 FlashSource
aa-agentic-index
37.4 index · google/gemini-3.5-flash
45.7 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
70.1 index · google/gemini-3.5-flash
69.1 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
50.2 index · google/gemini-3.5-flash
49.9 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
openrouter.ai

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 Gemini 3.5 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash over the trailing 30 days.
SignalGemini 3.5 FlashDeepSeek V4 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 Gemini 3.5 Flash more used than DeepSeek V4 Flash?
As of Aug 20, 2026, Gemini 3.5 Flash shows 0.2% of OpenRouter token volume and DeepSeek V4 Flash shows 22.2% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does Gemini 3.5 Flash pricing compare to DeepSeek V4 Flash?
Gemini 3.5 Flash runs $1.50 per million input tokens and $9.00 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). DeepSeek V4 Flash runs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do Gemini 3.5 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, Gemini 3.5 Flash scores 37.4 index (—) and DeepSeek V4 Flash scores 45.7 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
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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