AI model comparison

GLM 5.3 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

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

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 V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total.

Input / 1M
$0.00
Output / 1M
$1.28
Context
1.05M

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

1.2x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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GLM 5.3 Flash

41.8 vs 34.3 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

Tie

1.05M vs 1.05M 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 Flash41.8
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073134.3

Coding index

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash71.5
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073169.1

Agentic index

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash50.9
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073141

Pricing

GLM 5.3 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.15$0.00
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.50$1.28
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.03$0.00
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 V4 Flash 0731$0.65

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash$6.50$2.90 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$5.26$5.26 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

z-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flash$23.50$5.50 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$3.28$3.28 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 V4 Flash 0731
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output944K tokens944K tokens
Input typesImage, Text, VideoText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, LowMax, High, Low
Default reasoning effortMaxHigh
Release dateAugust 26, 2026July 31, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 5.3 Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

GLM 5.3 Flash is 1.2x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 5.3 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (41.8 vs 34.3). 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 V4 Flash 0731 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 V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, GLM 5.3 Flash or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

GLM 5.3 Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.

Is GLM 5.3 Flash smarter than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, GLM 5.3 Flash scores 41.8 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores 34.3, putting GLM 5.3 Flash ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 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 V4 Flash 0731 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 V4 Flash 0731 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.