Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM-5.3 Flash
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM-5.3 Flash API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek · deepseek-v4-pro
- Input
- $1.32
- Output
- $3.96
- Context
- 1M
GLM-5.3 Flash
cloudflare · glm-5.3-flash
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.5
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
GLM-5.3 Flash has the lower input price at $0.15 per 1M input tokens. GLM-5.3 Flash is cheaper for the example blended workload below. GLM-5.3 Flash has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro if...
- DeepSeek V4 Pro gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose GLM-5.3 Flash if...
- GLM-5.3 Flash is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- GLM-5.3 Flash is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- GLM-5.3 Flash is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | DeepSeek V4 Pro | GLM-5.3 Flash | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $2.11 | $0.25 | GLM-5.3 Flash |
| 10M input + 2M output | $21.12 | $2.50 | GLM-5.3 Flash |
| 100M input + 20M output | $211.20 | $25.00 | GLM-5.3 Flash |
Context, output, and capability fit
GLM-5.3 Flash provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro max output
- 384K
- GLM-5.3 Flash max output
- n/a
- DeepSeek V4 Pro features
- prompt caching, function calling
- GLM-5.3 Flash features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
Risk notes for DeepSeek V4 Pro
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for GLM-5.3 Flash
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Routing tags
frontierpremiumcodingreasoningagentsopen-weightlong-contextcache-friendlyraglocal-openbudgetmultimodal