Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 wins on more metrics (9 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: R1 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 18.8 | 21.6✓ |
| Coding Index | 15.9 | 18.2✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 71% | 71%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | 1144✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 72 | 136✓ |
| Latency | 1.4s | 368ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.700 | $0.100✓ |
| Output price /M | $2.50 | $0.400✓ |
| Context window | 164K | 1.0M✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSONVisionAudio |