Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GLM 5.2

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and GLM 5.2 from Z.AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 FlashZ.AIGLM 5.2
DeepSeek logo
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek · text → text

(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-flash-0731)DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.

Input$0.142 /M
Output$0.284 /M
Cache read$0.0284 /M
36% off
Z.AI logo
GLM 5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.1268$0.7212 /M
Output$3.9438$2.524 /M
Cache read$0.2817$0.1803 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

DeepSeek V4 Flash
GLM 5.2
Input /M
$0.142
$1.1268$0.721236%
Output /M
$0.284
$3.9438$2.52436%
Cache read /M
$0.0284
$0.2817$0.180336%
Context length
1,000,000
1,000,000
Max output
384,000
128,000
Time to First Token
1.2 s
0.7 s
Throughput
82.6 tok/s
35.9 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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June 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

deepseek-v4-flashglm-5.2

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
deepseek-v4-flashglm-5.2
13801420146015001540
Overall
14361472
Coding
14831509
Math
14261476
Hard prompts
14591492
Instruction following
14281465
Multi-turn
14521469
Creative writing
14081451
Longer query
14481482
Chinese
14731517
English
14451480

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

DeepSeek V4 Flash
$12.78 /mo
GLM 5.2
$127$81.13 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, GLM 5.2?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; GLM 5.2: $2.524/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GLM 5.2: 1509; DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1483 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

GLM 5.2: 0.7s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts 1,000,000 and GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash and 128,000 tokens on GLM 5.2.

Which one generates tokens faster?

DeepSeek V4 Flash at 82.6 tok/s and GLM 5.2 at 35.9 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; GLM 5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and GLM 5.2 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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