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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.

Side-by-side comparison

CapabilityDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 ProZ.ai: GLM 5.2Winner
Context window
Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request.
1.0M1.0MTie
Input price (per 1M)
Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider.
$0.43$0.10🏆 Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Output price (per 1M)
Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider.
$0.87$0.31🏆 Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Tool / function calling
First-class support for emitting structured tool calls.
YesYesTie
Vision input
Accepts image inputs alongside text.
Tie
Reasoning mode
Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support.
YesYesTie

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro better than Z.ai: GLM 5.2?

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.

What's the price difference between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro and Z.ai: GLM 5.2?

Input: $0.43 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.87 vs $0.31 per 1M tokens.

What context windows do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 support?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro supports up to 1.0M tokens. Z.ai: GLM 5.2 supports up to 1.0M tokens.

Do both DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 support tool calling?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro: yes. Z.ai: GLM 5.2: yes.

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