AI model comparison

GLM 5.3 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 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai, built for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks.

Input / 1M
$0.04
Output / 1M
$7
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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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

5.5x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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GLM 5.3

44.8 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

Released August 18, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

z-ai logoGLM 5.344.8
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073134.3

Coding index

z-ai logoGLM 5.374.8
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073169.1

Agentic index

z-ai logoGLM 5.353.1
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073141

Pricing

GLM 5.3 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricz-ai logoGLM 5.3deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.04$0.00
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$7$1.28
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.04$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$3.58
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.65

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

z-ai logoGLM 5.3$29.20$29.17 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$5.26$5.26 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

z-ai logoGLM 5.3$20$19.85 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 5.3deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output944K tokens944K tokens
Input typesTextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, LowMax, High, Low
Default reasoning effortMaxHigh
Release dateAugust 18, 2026July 31, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

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

Our take

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 5.5x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 5.3 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (44.8 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 or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cheaper?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens, while GLM 5.3 costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $7 per 1M output tokens.

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

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

Is GLM 5.3 smarter than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, GLM 5.3 scores 44.8 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores 34.3, putting GLM 5.3 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

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