# DeepSeek V3.2 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 leads Gemini 3.8 Flash in 0 of 5 shared categories.

DeepSeek V3.2: $0.39425 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek V3.2: open weights.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads DeepSeek V3.2 in General LLM at #7 against #112.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Reasoning at #6 against #104.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Coding › Web dev at #29 against #104.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Long context at #5 against #102.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Factuality at #19 against #89.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 is ranked #89 in Factuality (since Oct 15, 2026; sources LMArena Text factuality; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash is state of the art on best per dollar in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).