Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
DeepSeek V3.2 vs GLM 5.3 Flash
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GLM 5.3 Flash wins on 10/10 benchmarks
GLM 5.3 Flash wins 10 of 10 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · agentic · reasoning.
Category leads
speed·GLM 5.3 Flashagentic·GLM 5.3 Flashreasoning·GLM 5.3 Flasharena·GLM 5.3 Flashknowledge·GLM 5.3 Flashmath·GLM 5.3 Flashgeneral·GLM 5.3 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V3.2
#146 by perf·no signal
GLM 5.3 Flash
#151 by perf·#3 by attention
Best value
GLM 5.3 Flash
5.4x better value than DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2
150.9 pts/$
$0.32/M
GLM 5.3 Flash
813.2 pts/$
$0.06/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
z-ai
private · undisclosed
Head to head
10 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V3.2GLM 5.3 Flash
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +0.1
DeepSeek V3.2
41.7
GLM 5.3 Flash
41.8
APEX-Agents
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +31.5
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
DeepSeek V3.2
21.3
GLM 5.3 Flash
52.8
ARC-AGI
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +34.0
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
DeepSeek V3.2
57.0
GLM 5.3 Flash
91.0
ARC-AGI-2
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +61.8
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
DeepSeek V3.2
4.0
GLM 5.3 Flash
65.8
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +290.7
DeepSeek V3.2
1324.8
GLM 5.3 Flash
1615.6
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +48.2
DeepSeek V3.2
1424.8
GLM 5.3 Flash
1473.0
Chess Puzzles
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +7.4
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
DeepSeek V3.2
9.5
GLM 5.3 Flash
16.9
GPQA diamond
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +9.3
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
DeepSeek V3.2
81.1
GLM 5.3 Flash
90.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +6.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
DeepSeek V3.2
87.8
GLM 5.3 Flash
93.9
Proofbench
GLM 5.3 Flash leads by +13.0
DeepSeek V3.2
8.0
GLM 5.3 Flash
21.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | GLM 5.3 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 41.7 | 41.8 |
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 21.3 | 52.8 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 57.0 | 91.0 |
ARC-AGI-2 ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data. | 4.0 | 65.8 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1324.8 | 1615.6 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1424.8 | 1473.0 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 9.5 | 16.9 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 81.1 | 90.5 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 87.8 | 93.9 |
Proofbench | 8.0 | 21.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.26 | $0.38 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $2.90 | |
| $0.04 | $0.08 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $0.50 |