DeepSeek V3 vs GLM 4.6 (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: DeepSeek V3 vs. GLM 4.6

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Overview

DeepSeek V3 was released 9 months before GLM 4.6.

	DeepSeek V3	GLM 4.6
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	DeepSeek	Z.AI
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	163.8K tokens	202.8K tokens
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once	163.8K tokens	202.8K tokens
Release Date When this model first became publicly available	December 26, 2024 10 months ago December 26th, 2024	September 30, 2025 1 month ago September 30th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	DeepSeek V3	GLM 4.6
Input Types Supported input formats	📝Text	📝Text
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	DeepSeek	Other
Key Features Advanced capabilities	✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation	✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Proprietary

Pricing

DeepSeek V3 is roughly 0.7x less expensive compared to GLM 4.6 for input tokens and roughly 0.7x less expensive for output tokens.

	DeepSeek V3	GLM 4.6
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.30 per million tokens	$0.40 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$1.20 per million tokens	$1.75 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between DeepSeek V3 and GLM 4.6.

	DeepSeek V3	GLM 4.6
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes DeepSeek V3 and GLM 4.6 unique.

DeepSeek V3 by DeepSeek can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output tokens. Released December 26th, 2024.

GLM 4.6 by Z.AI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 202.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.40/M input and $1.75/M output tokens. Released September 30th, 2025.