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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 costs 1.7× as much as Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $2.67 against $1.60 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Input, per 1M tokens$0.955$0.30
Output, per 1M tokens$1.91$2.50
Context window1.05M1.05M
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.592$0.205
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$2.67$1.60
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$8.60$3.65
Confidence signalyesno
Tool callingyesyes
BANKING77, correct of 400not measured305

Which one should carry your traffic?

If Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite answers your requests as well as DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423, moving that traffic saves 40% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 profile · Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite profile · Measure it on your traffic