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DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM-5.3

DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek
GLM-5.3Z.ai
Our take

GLM-5.3 wins 4 of 4 categories, but DeepSeek V4 Pro is 1.1× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick GLM-5.3 when quality matters most, DeepSeek V4 Pro at volume.

Overall5361Best
Coding5668Best
Writing6170Best
Support5967Best
Value4754Best
Input / 1M$1.32Best$1.40
Output / 1M$3.96Best$4.40
Blended / 1M$1.98Best$2.15
Context window1MBest1M
Open weightsYesYes
Released13 Aug 202614 Aug 2026

Your monthly bill

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DeepSeek V4 Pro$396Cheapest
GLM-5.3$430
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.
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