Model comparison

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Palm 2

DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek

53.6

Rank #35 Confirmed

Palm 2 Google

30.0

Rank #298 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek V4 Flash leads 63.8 to 25.6.
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

DeepSeek V4 Flash and Palm 2 specifications
DeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
ProviderDeepSeekGoogle
Noometry Index53.630.0
Released2026-04-24—
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output393K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.15—
Output $ / M tokens$0.60—
Results tracked4110

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 47.9 (#59), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Coding1457994
FrontierCode18.8%—
LMArena WebDev1582—
SciCode49.9%—
WeirdML63%—
ALE-Bench1,306—

Reasoning DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.7 (#30), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts14441005
ARC-AGI-261.4%—
SimpleBench61.1%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark52.2%—
NYT Connections (extended)89.6%—
ARC-AGI-189%—
CritPt16.6%—
Chess Puzzles33%—
Mystery Game Puzzles34%—
DTBench90.9%—
LMCA41.7%—
Epoch Capabilities Index154.49—

Math DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 60.3 (#37), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Math14271049
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)57.5%—
FrontierMath Tier 424.4%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions76.5%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202594.4%—
ProofBench56%—

Knowledge Not comparable

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 55.4 (#48), Palm 2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
GPQA Diamond91%—
SimpleQA Verified33.6%—
LMArena Expert1441—

Multilingual DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.0 (#72), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Non-English1420916
LMArena Chinese1468887
LMArena French1439—
LMArena German1418—
LMArena Japanese1406—
LMArena Korean1384—
LMArena Russian1428—
LMArena Spanish1436—

Instruction Following DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 74.9 (#81), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Instruction Following14211010

Long Context DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 43.8 (#85), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Longer Query14341010

Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 63.8 (#61), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 FlashPalm 2
LMArena Text14321027
LMArena Creative Writing1403991
LMArena Multi-Turn1449994
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1559—

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash better than Palm 2?

DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash or Palm 2 better for coding?

DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.9 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4 Flash and Palm 2 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4 Flash has 41 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.

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