DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 4 Carbon
A direct, empirical evaluation of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (DeepSeek-AI) against Gemini 4 Carbon (Google DeepMind).
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Developed by DeepSeek-AI · 552B parameters
High-throughput software engineering, autonomous coding loops, terminal agents, 1M long-context retrieval, and low-cost production inference.
Gemini 4 Carbon
Developed by Google DeepMind · Carbon-Aware Frontier Transformer on TPU v6e parameters
Sub-watt green computing, 62% energy reduction per million tokens, carbon-aware datagrid routing, and eco-tier batch execution discounts.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 4 Carbon |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 67.2% | 69.2% |
| MMLU-Pro | 78.4% | 84.6% |
| MATH-500 | 92.6% | 91.4% |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input Pricing (per 1M) | $0.06 | $0.80 |
| Output Pricing (per 1M) | $0.22 | $2.40 |