Models

Coding GLM 4.6 (free) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash

Compare Coding GLM 4.6 (free) from Z.AI and DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

Z.AICoding GLM 4.6 (free)DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash
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Coding GLM 4.6 (free)
Z.AI · text → text

coding-glm-4.6-free is the open and free version of coding-glm-4.6. To ensure stable service performance, usage limits are in place: up to 5 requests per minute, 500 requests per day, and a daily token allowance of 1 million.

Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M
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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

Pricing & Specifications

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

Coding GLM 4.6 (free)
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Input /M
$0
$0.142
Output /M
$0
$0.284
Cache read /M
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$0.0284
Context length
200,000
1,000,000
Max output
131,072
384,000
Time to First Token
5.2 s
1.0 s
Throughput
22.3 tok/s
66.5 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
September 30, 2025
April 24, 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.

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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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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

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

Text
coding-glm-4.6-freedeepseek-v4-flash
1380142014601500
Overall
14261436
Coding
14601483
Math
14211426
Hard prompts
14421459
Instruction following
14161428
Multi-turn
14221452
Creative writing
14031408
Longer query
14331448
Chinese
14731483
English
14371445

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.

Coding GLM 4.6 (free)
$0.00 /mo
DeepSeek V4 Flash
$12.78 /mo

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

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1483; Coding GLM 4.6 (free): 1460 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1.0s 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?

Coding GLM 4.6 (free) accepts 200,000 and DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 131,072 tokens on Coding GLM 4.6 (free) and 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash.

Which one generates tokens faster?

DeepSeek V4 Flash at 66.5 tok/s and Coding GLM 4.6 (free) at 22.3 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding GLM 4.6 (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking.

Can I call Coding GLM 4.6 (free) and DeepSeek V4 Flash 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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