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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemma 4 31B

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (DeepSeek) and Gemma 4 31B (Google) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#23 vs #27); Gemma 4 31B is 1.9× cheaper per output token ($0.34/1M vs $0.66/1M); and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #23 against #27 (71.2 vs 69.7 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp was listed 21 August 2026, Gemma 4 31B 2 April 2026.

Choose Gemma 4 31B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.34/1M output tokens against $0.66/1M, about 1.9× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.09/1M against $0.22/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 13 listed API providers against 6.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemma 4 31B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Gemma 4 31B
FieldDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeekGemma 4 31BGoogle
ModelCap Index position#23#27
Index score71.269.7
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.22$0.09
Output price / 1M tokens$0.66$0.34
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens944K16K
API providers listed613
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageImage, Text, Video
First listed21 August 20262 April 2026
PublisherDeepSeekGoogle

Evidence: publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (13%); launch card against 2 resolved peers on 7 rows (87%); exceeds every named peer on 1 of 7 rows; no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 2 toward the measured corpus · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemma 4 31B

Public benchmark boards where DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemma 4 31B has a published result
BoardDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpGemma 4 31BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14991484–1514Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis—29.2%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—65.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—11.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=falseOnly one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—37.6Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemma 4 31B: common questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than Gemma 4 31B?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #23 against #27. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp cheaper than Gemma 4 31B?

Gemma 4 31B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.34/1M against $0.66/1M. Input tokens are $0.22/1M for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and $0.09/1M for Gemma 4 31B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.77 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp versus $0.35 for Gemma 4 31B. Gemma 4 31B costs 54.5% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemma 4 31B?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Gemma 4 31B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Gemma 4 31B open-weight models?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: Open weights. Gemma 4 31B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Gemma 4 31B?

ModelCap currently lists 6 API providers for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and 13 for Gemma 4 31B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Gemma 4 31B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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