DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B vs Gemini 2.5 Flash
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Gemini 2.5 Flash is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Gemini 2.5 Flash3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software02Gemini 2.5 Flash2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Gemini 2.5 Flash2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Gemini 2.5 Flash1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Gemini 2.5 Flash1 of 1 test
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 2.5 Flash pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+50.3points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+30.4points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+17.8points ahead
Where DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 2.5 Flash
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 2.5 Flash by 12.11.513.6+12.1
- SciCodeGemini 2.5 Flash by 8.720.429.1+8.7
ReasoningGemini 2.5 Flash
- GPQA DiamondGemini 2.5 Flash by 17.861.279+17.8
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 2.5 Flash by 6.25.912.1+6.2
- CritPtGemini 2.5 Flash by 1.101.1+1.1
FactsGemini 2.5 Flash
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 2.5 Flash by 13.812.225.9+13.8
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemini 2.5 Flash by 11.113.624.7+11.1
Following instructionsGemini 2.5 Flash
- IFBenchGemini 2.5 Flash by 30.419.950.3+30.4
Other results8 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 2.5 Flash by 33.8-63.6-29.8+33.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemini 2.5 Flash by 31.6031.6+31.6
- LiveCodeBenchGemini 2.5 Flash by 15.760.576.2+15.7
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 2.5 Flash by 14.47.822.2+14.4
- AA IntelligenceGemini 2.5 Flash by 58.113.1+5
- AIME 2025DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B by 4.376.372+4.3
- AIME 2024DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B by 3.78682.3+3.7
- HMMT Feb. 2025Gemini 2.5 Flash by 2.761.564.2+2.7
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B or Gemini 2.5 Flash?
Gemini 2.5 Flash wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 2.5 Flash. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; DeepSeek-R1 0528-Qwen3-8B wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.