DeepSeek R1 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro
How DeepSeek R1 (DeepSeek) and Gemini 2.5 Pro (Google) compare on price and capabilities — and how to use either on anyAInow without a subscription.
DeepSeek R1
Reasoning
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Flagship
Provider
DeepSeek
Google
Best for
Reasoning
Flagship
Reads images
No
Yes
GPQA Diamond
81%
83%
SWE-Bench Verified
44.6%
63.2%
MMLU-Pro
85%
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Price
from $10 / 1M
from $20 / 1M
Subscription
None
None
Benchmark source: llm-stats.com, as of 28 Jun 2026. Higher is better; figures are publisher-reported where not independently verified.
DeepSeek R1 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
DeepSeek R1 is a reasoning-tier model, while Gemini 2.5 Pro is flagship-tier. DeepSeek R1 is the more cost-efficient of the two. Gemini 2.5 Pro can also read image inputs, while DeepSeek R1 is text-only. On the GPQA Diamond reasoning benchmark, Gemini 2.5 Pro leads 83% to 81%. On anyAInow you can use either — or run both side by side to see which answers your prompts better — pay-as-you-go with no subscription.