AI model comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs GLM 5.3 FlashX

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is the October 17, 2026 snapshot of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, served by DeepSeek under the `deepseek-flash` API model name.

Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.60
Context
1.05M

GLM-5.3-FlashX is the high-speed variant of Z.ai's GLM-5.3-Flash, a native multimodal model delivering inference speeds of up to 200 tokens/s.

Input / 1M
$0.37
Output / 1M
$1.25
Context
1.05M

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At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

2.3x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

Tie

Not enough benchmark data

Larger context window

Tie

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Released October 17, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101739.5
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashXNot available

Coding index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Not available
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashXNot available

Agentic index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Not available
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashXNot available

Pricing

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs GLM 5.3 FlashX API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.15$0.37
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.60$1.25
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.00$0.09
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$0.60
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX$1.37

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$6.90$2.49 cached
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX$16.10$7.70 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$23.70$1.65 cached
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX$58$16 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output393K tokens131K tokens
Input typesImage, TextImage, Text, Video
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, Low, NoneMax, High, Low
Default reasoning effortHighMax
Release dateOctober 17, 2026September 18, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedNot supported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedNot supported
Deterministic seedSupportedNot supported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 2.3x cheaper for a typical chat. The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or GLM 5.3 FlashX cheaper?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens, while GLM 5.3 FlashX costs $0.37 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or GLM 5.3 FlashX?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for GLM 5.3 FlashX.

Can I use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and GLM 5.3 FlashX at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and GLM 5.3 FlashX answer side by side and keep the better response.

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