Models

deepseek-v4-flash vs glm-5.2

Output tokens cost $0.31 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $1.97 per million on glm-5.2. Input tokens cost $0.15 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $0.56 per million on glm-5.2. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.00 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $0.14 per million on glm-5.2. Discounted rates are shown where a promotion is active. Context windows are 1,000,000 tokens on deepseek-v4-flash and 1,000,000 tokens on glm-5.2. First-token latency measured on AIHubMix is 1.2s on deepseek-v4-flash and 1.8s on glm-5.2. Measured output throughput is 101.1 tokens/s on deepseek-v4-flash and 46.9 tokens/s on glm-5.2.

DeepSeekdeepseek-v4-flashZ.AIglm-5.2
DeepSeek
deepseek-v4-flash
DeepSeek · text → text

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$0.15 /M
Output$0.31 /M
up to 50% off·14:00–23:59 UTC
Z.AI
glm-5.2
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.2 is Z.ai’s flagship model for the era of long-horizon tasks. With a truly usable 1M-token context window, it can handle project-level engineering context, execute long-running tasks more reliably, follow engineering standards more consistently, and complete the full development workflow from requirements to multi-platform deployment in a single task.

Input$1.13$0.56 /M
Output$3.94$1.97 /M

Specs & Pricing

Prices are per million tokens. Latency and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

deepseek-v4-flash
glm-5.2
Input price
$0.15
$1.13$0.5650%
Output price
$0.31
$3.94$1.9750%
Cache read
$0.00
$0.28$0.1450%
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000
Max output
384,000
128,000
Latency (first token)
1.2 s
1.8 s
Throughput
101.1 TPS
46.9 TPS
Modalities
text
text
Features
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
Endpoints
chat_completions · claude_api
chat_completions · claude_api

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Usage on AIHubMix last 30 days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

deepseek-v4-flashglm-5.2

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Live Performance last 3 days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

deepseek-v4-flashglm-5.2

Throughput (TPS)

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Latency (s)

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Cost Calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

deepseek-v4-flash
$13.86 /mo
glm-5.2
$127$63.38 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: deepseek-v4-flash, glm-5.2?

deepseek-v4-flash: $0.31/M output tokens; glm-5.2: $1.97/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

deepseek-v4-flash: 1.2s first-token latency measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

deepseek-v4-flash accepts 1,000,000 and glm-5.2 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on deepseek-v4-flash and 128,000 tokens on glm-5.2.

Which one generates tokens faster?

deepseek-v4-flash at 101.1 tokens/s and glm-5.2 at 46.9 tokens/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from first-token latency.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

deepseek-v4-flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; glm-5.2 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call deepseek-v4-flash and glm-5.2 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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