AI model comparison

GLM 5.3 Flash vs DeepSeek V3.2

Side by side comparison of GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V3.2 on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.

GLM-5.3-Flash is a native multimodal model from Z.ai. It is suited for efficient coding and long-horizon agent tasks.

Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.50
Context
1.05M

DeepSeek-V3.2 is a large language model designed to harmonize high computational efficiency with strong reasoning and agentic tool-use performance.

Input / 1M
$0.28
Output / 1M
$0.42
Context
164K

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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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GLM 5.3 Flash

1.4x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

Not available

Not enough benchmark data

Larger context window

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GLM 5.3 Flash

1.05M vs 164K tokens

Newer release

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GLM 5.3 Flash

Released August 26, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashNot available
deepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2Not available

Coding index

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash71.5
deepseek logoDeepSeek V3.244.2

Agentic index

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash50.9
deepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2Not available

Pricing

GLM 5.3 Flash vs DeepSeek V3.2 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.15$0.28
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.50$0.42
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.03$0.03
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

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash$0.55
deepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2$0.77

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash$6.50$2.90 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2$10.08$2.52 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash$23.50$5.50 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2$42.84$5.04 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

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

Metricz-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2
Context window1.05M tokens164K tokens
Max output944K tokens66K tokens
Input typesImage, Text, VideoText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, LowNot available
Default reasoning effortMaxNot available
Release dateAugust 26, 2026December 1, 2025

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V3.2
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

GLM 5.3 Flash is 1.4x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 5.3 Flash has the larger context window (1.05M vs 164K tokens). 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 GLM 5.3 Flash or DeepSeek V3.2 cheaper?

GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.28 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, GLM 5.3 Flash or DeepSeek V3.2?

GLM 5.3 Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 164K for DeepSeek V3.2.

Can I use GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V3.2 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V3.2 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V3.2 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.