Models / Compare /DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GLM 5.2
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DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GLM 5.2
Compared on live catalog data — pricing synced daily, benchmark scores with provenance.
The short version
- DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper to run hosted: $0.28/M output vs $2.42/M for GLM 5.2 (8.6× difference at the cheapest tracked provider).
- GLM 5.2 scores 73.16 on LiveBench vs 65.48 for DeepSeek V4 Flash.
- GLM 5.2 scores 51.77 on LiveBench Agentic Coding vs 37.63 for DeepSeek V4 Flash.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Z.AI |
| Parameters | 291B / 37B | 753B |
| 1M | 1M | |
| Weights | OPEN | OPEN |
| License | MIT License | MIT License |
| Modality | text->text | text->text |
| Released | Apr 22, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| 183.4 GBest | 475 GBest | |
| Cheapest hosted | $0.14 / $0.28 per 1M (Novita AI) | $0.76 / $2.42 per 1M (OpenRouter) |
| Tracked providers | 32 | 40 |
DeepSeek V4 Flash — our take
DeepSeek V4 Flash is a large downloadable text model built for long documents, with a permissive MIT licence and a one-million-token request limit. Its measured web-development coding score is the strongest of its seven tracked skills, while creative writing is the weakest.
full breakdown →GLM 5.2 — our take
Available from more hosts than any other model we track, this large downloadable model from Zhipu carries a permissive MIT licence and a one-million-token request limit. It is a strong choice for teams that want top-tier capability without licensing restrictions.
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