Which model is better: DeepSeek V4 Pro or Gemma 4 31B IT?
Gemma 4 31B IT is 90.9% cheaper for input tokens ($0.12 vs. $1.32 per 1M tokens) and $0.36 vs. $3.96 for output tokens (11.0x cost advantage). In terms of operational performance, Gemma 4 31B IT delivers lower response latency at 115ms TTFT (405ms faster than DeepSeek V4 Pro) with 155 vs. 78 tok/s throughput. DeepSeek V4 Pro leads coding evaluations at 80.6% SWE-bench Verified vs. 59.2% for Gemma 4 31B IT and 90.1% vs. 71.2% on GPQA Diamond.
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Verified Performance & Unit Economics Delta (12 Dimensions)
Daily synchronized metrics across token pricing, prompt cache economics, latency, throughput, and 5 capability benchmarks.
Metric / Dimension
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Gemma 4 31B IT
Net Delta / Advantage
Input Cost / 1M Tokens
$1.32
$0.12
Gemma 4 31B IT is 11.0x cheaper
Output Cost / 1M Tokens
$3.96
$0.36
Gemma 4 31B IT (90.9% lower)
Prompt Cache Read / 1M
$0.145
$0.030
Gemma 4 31B IT is 4.8x cheaper
Prompt Cache Write / 1M
$1.32
$0.12
Gemma 4 31B IT is 11.0x cheaper
Context Window (Max Output)
1,024k (128k out)
131k (16k out)
DeepSeek V4 Pro (7.8x larger context)
Avg TTFT Response Latency
520ms
115ms
Gemma 4 31B IT (405ms faster)
Generation Speed (Throughput)
78 tok/s
155 tok/s
Gemma 4 31B IT (+77 tok/s faster)
SWE-bench Verified (Coding)
80.6%
59.2%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+21.4% lead)
GPQA Diamond (PhD STEM)
90.1%
71.2%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+18.9% lead)
MMLU-Pro (Multi-Discipline)
88.4%
82.8%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+5.6% lead)
MATH-500 (Quantitative Logic)
97.3%
91.5%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+5.8% lead)
Inference Value Score (IVR)
67 / 100
80.3 / 100
Gemma 4 31B IT (+13.3 pts)
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Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Pro or Gemma 4 31B IT?
Gemma 4 31B IT is cheaper at $0.12/1M input tokens ($0.36/1M output) compared to $1.32/1M input ($3.96/1M output) for DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Which model has lower TTFT latency and higher tok/s throughput: DeepSeek V4 Pro or Gemma 4 31B IT?
Gemma 4 31B IT delivers faster first-token latency at 115ms TTFT (155 tok/s throughput) compared to 520ms TTFT (78 tok/s) for DeepSeek V4 Pro.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and Gemma 4 31B IT compare on SWE-bench coding and GPQA Diamond reasoning?
On SWE-bench Verified software engineering, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 80.6% versus 59.2% for Gemma 4 31B IT. On GPQA Diamond graduate-level STEM reasoning, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 90.1% versus 71.2% for Gemma 4 31B IT (and 97.3% vs 91.5% on MATH-500).
When should you choose DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) for open-weight 1.6T MoE powerhouse designed for cost-effective full-repository code generation, mathematical reasoning, and persistent chain-of-thought multi-step agent workflows — offering a 1,024k context window, 520ms TTFT, and $1.32/1M input pricing ($0.145/1M cached reads).
When should you choose Gemma 4 31B IT?
Choose Gemma 4 31B IT (Google) for self-hosted VPC inference, fine-tuned domain agents, sovereign healthcare/finance workloads, and low-latency local code generation — offering a 131k context window, 115ms TTFT, and $0.12/1M input pricing ($0.030/1M cached reads).
