DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Gemini 4 Hydrogen
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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models
DeepSeek V4 Pro is a large-scale Mixture-of-Experts model from DeepSeek with 1.6T total parameters and 49B activated parameters, supporting a 1M-token context window.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 1 M tokens
- Max output
- 393 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.900
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$1.50
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.250
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 04/24/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-05
- API id
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
Gemini 4 Hydrogen is the high-efficiency workhorse model of the Gemini 4 family from Google, built for high-throughput agentic workflows, coding and multi-model routing at lower cost and latency than...
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- ▲
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲944 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $1.50
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $7.50
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.075
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.750 / $3.75
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲11/12/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-03
- API id
- google/gemini-4-hydrogen
Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: cheapest input (40% less than Gemini 4 Hydrogen)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: cheapest output
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen: the newest (11/12/2026)
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: most reasoning (estimated)
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen: the fastest (estimated)
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 costs 40% less on input and 80% less on output than Gemini 4 Hydrogen ($0.900 / $1.50 versus $1.50 / $7.50 per million tokens). All accept 1 M tokens of context. On capabilities, Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts images; only Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts audio. Gemini 4 Hydrogen offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 you save $33.00 a month versus Gemini 4 Hydrogen (63% less).
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Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 costs 40% less on input and 80% less on output than Gemini 4 Hydrogen ($0.900 / $1.50 versus $1.50 / $7.50 per million tokens). All accept 1 M tokens of context. On capabilities, Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts images; only Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts audio. Gemini 4 Hydrogen offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper: $0.900 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens, versus $1.50 / $7.50 for Gemini 4 Hydrogen.
Which has more context: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen accept the same context: 1 M tokens.
Which is newer: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
Gemini 4 Hydrogen was released on 11/12/2026; DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 on 04/24/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: $19.50; Gemini 4 Hydrogen: $52.50 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.