Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) (Fireworks AI) | Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google Gemini API) | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Input / 1M Tokens | $3.000 | $0.150 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
| Cached Input / 1M Tokens | $1.500 | $0.037 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
| Output Generation / 1M Tokens | $8.00 | $0.60 | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
| Intelligence / Benchmark Quality | 1315 LMSYS Elo | 1264 LMSYS Elo | DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) |
| Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) | $1323.75 / mo | $71.16 / mo | Gemini 2.5 Flash (-94.6%) |
| Context Window | 160,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
| Output Speed (Throughput) | 150 tokens/sec | 180 tokens/sec | Gemini 2.5 Flash |
| Batch API Discount | -50% (Fireworks AI) | -50% (Google Gemini API) | Fireworks AI |
| Primary Workload Fit | US/EU compliance enterprises needing DeepSeek R1 reasoning at 3x speed | Large-scale data extraction, PDF/document parsing, high-throughput pipelines | Workload Dependent |
| Deploy / Console Access | Try DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) → | Try Gemini 2.5 Flash → | Open Full Simulator |