Zhipu's GLM-5.3-Flash Outperforms DeepSeek-V4-Flash in Benchmark and Cost

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According to MetaEra, Zhipu’s GLM-5.3-Flash outperformed DeepSeek-V4-Flash in both benchmarks and cost. On Terminal-Bench 2.1, GLM scored 84.3 compared to DeepSeek’s 82.7. DeepSWE showed a 9-point advantage for DeepSeek. GLM supports native image and video input. During a two-week discount, GLM’s input cost was nearly three times lower and output cost 2.6 times cheaper. Even after the discount, GLM remains below DeepSeek’s off-peak rates. The Fear & Greed Index and open interest suggest market sentiment is shifting toward more cost-efficient models.
ME AI News, Dongcha Beating AI Bulletin: Zhipu has just open-sourced GLM-5.3 Flash, directly competing with DeepSeek-V4-Flash. Both models focus on low cost, coding, and agents, but based on currently available benchmark comparisons, Zhipu leads. On Terminal-Bench 2.1, GLM-5.3 Flash scores 84.3, while DeepSeek-V4-Flash scores 82.7; on DeepSWE, it’s 63.4 versus 54.4—a 9-point lead. GLM-5.3 Flash also natively supports image and video inputs. Pricing has been aggressively lowered: after a limited-time 50% discount, GLM-5.3-Flash costs $0.075 per million tokens for input and $0.25 for output. Even during DeepSeek V4 Flash’s cheapest off-peak hours, prices are $0.22 and $0.66 respectively—GLM’s input is nearly 3 times cheaper and output is 2.6 times cheaper. After the two-week promotion ends, GLM reverts to $0.15 input and $0.50 output, still below DeepSeek’s off-peak rates. DeepSeek is currently only cheaper when cache hits occur. (Source: BlockBeats)
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