DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash comes from DeepSeek and Gemini 3.8 Flash from Google. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Gemini 3.8 Flash holds more in a single conversation — 1.0M tokens against 1M — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.30 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | |
| Model ID | deepseek-flash | gemini-3.8-flash |
| Context window | 1M | 1.0M |
| Max output | 384K | 66K |
| Input price | $0.30 / 1M tokens | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.20 / 1M tokens | $3.75 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image | text, image, file, audio, video |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | All paid plans | All paid plans |
Which should you use?
Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $0.30 / 1M tokens versus $0.75 / 1M tokens.
- You want longer single responses — up to 384K output tokens.
Pick Gemini 3.8 Flash when…
- You need the larger context window — 1.0M against 1M.
- You need file and audio and video input, which the other model does not accept.
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You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash, and every other model on the platform.