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title: "GLM 5.3 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Real Cost per Token, Plans & Benchmarks | Tokenews"
description: "GLM 5.3 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 5 shared plans (5 matching workloads), token costs, allowances and 6 leaderboard snapshots, with dates, configurations and…"
url: https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/
updated: 2026-10-16
source: Tokenews (https://tokenews.xyz), data from Real API Pricing (https://github.com/Fei2411/real-api-pricing, MIT)
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Comparison · [Zhipu](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/zhipu/) vs [DeepSeek](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/deepseek/)

# GLM 5.3 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: pricing, allowances and benchmarks

GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (DeepSeek): 5 shared subscriptions and 6 shared leaderboard snapshots, with workloads, sample dates and benchmark configurations.

Plan & benchmark data snapshot 2026-10-16 · [How real prices are computed](https://tokenews.xyz/methodology/)

As of 2026-10-16, 5 of 5 shared subscriptions use matching normalized workloads: GLM 5.3 has a lower recorded token cost on 0, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on 5, with 0 tied. Their highest archived configurations score 44.78 and 39.46 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3; all 6 shared leaderboard snapshots, configurations and sources appear below.

- **Shared subscriptions**: 5 — Both models available
- **Comparable workloads**: 5 — Used for price ratios
- **Shared leaderboards**: 6 — Highest archived configurations
- **Official API prices**: 2/ 2 — Models with list prices

- **Makers**: [Zhipu](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/zhipu/) · [DeepSeek](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/deepseek/)
- **Model pages**: [GLM 5.3](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/) · [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/)
- **Model IDs**: `glm-5.3` · `deepseek-v4.1-flash`
- **Comparison method**: [Workloads, shared quotas and benchmark limits](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis)

[Plot both on the price–capability chart](https://tokenews.xyz/#sel=glm_coding_pro_cn_old_offpeak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_pro_cn_old_mid%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_max_cn_old_offpeak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_max_cn_old_mid%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_lite_cn_old_offpeak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_pro_cn_old_peak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_lite_cn_old_mid%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_max_cn_old_peak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_max_cn_new_offpeak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=droid_max%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_pro_cn_new_offpeak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_lite_cn_old_peak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_max_cn_new_mid%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_lite_cn_new_offpeak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_pro_cn_new_mid%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_max_cn_new_peak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_lite_cn_new_mid%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_pro_cn_new_peak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=glm_coding_lite_cn_new_peak%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=ollama_max%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=ollama_pro%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=command_code_goat%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=opencode_go%3A%3Aglm-5.3&sel=opencode_go%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash&sel=command_code_goat%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash&sel=ollama_pro%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash&sel=ollama_max%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash&sel=droid_max%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash&sel=deepseek_v41_flash_offpeak%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash&sel=deepseek_v41_flash_peak%3A%3Adeepseek-v4.1-flash)

## Same plan, side by side

Each row is a subscription that includes both models at the same fee. Real cost = monthly fee ÷ the recorded monthly allowance. Each model's allowance assumes using the plan for that model; the columns cannot be added together. Click a price for its calculation and sources. Ratios use only matching normalized workloads.

Plans that include both GLM 5.3 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

| Plan / provider | Monthly fee | GLM 5.3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Recorded token cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Command Code GOAT](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/command-code/#plan-command-code-goat)[Command Code](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/command-code/) | $10/mo | [**$0.1546**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/#ev-command-code-goat-glm-5-3) /MTok 0.065B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | [**$0.00161**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/#ev-command-code-goat-deepseek-v4-1-flash) /MTok 6.211B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash lower96× price ratio (higher/lower) |
| [OpenCode Go](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/opencode/#plan-opencode-go)[OpenCode](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/opencode/) | $10/mo | [**$0.2062**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/#ev-opencode-go-glm-5-3) /MTok 0.049B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | [**$0.00161**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/#ev-opencode-go-deepseek-v4-1-flash) /MTok 6.211B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-30 · official source date · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash lower128.1× price ratio (higher/lower) |
| [Ollama Pro](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/ollama/#plan-ollama-pro)[Ollama](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/ollama/) | $20/mo | [**$0.1031**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/#ev-ollama-pro-glm-5-3) /MTok 0.194B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-06 · official source date · confidence Medium | [**$0.00322**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/#ev-ollama-pro-deepseek-v4-1-flash) /MTok 6.211B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-11 · official source date · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash lower32× price ratio (higher/lower) |
| [Ollama Max](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/ollama/#plan-ollama-max)[Ollama](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/ollama/) | $100/mo | [**$0.1031**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/#ev-ollama-max-glm-5-3) /MTok 0.97B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-06 · official source date · confidence Medium | [**$0.00322**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/#ev-ollama-max-deepseek-v4-1-flash) /MTok 31.056B tokens/month [Standard workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-11 · official source date · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash lower32× price ratio (higher/lower) |
| [Droid Max](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/factory/#plan-droid-max)[Factory](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/factory/) | $200/mo | [**$0.02771**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/#ev-droid-max-glm-5-3) /MTok 7.217B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-29 · derived; uses the data date of Droid Max · claude-opus-5.5 · confidence Medium | [**$0.00594**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/#ev-droid-max-deepseek-v4-1-flash) /MTok 33.68B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/deepseek-v4-1-flash-vs-glm-5-3/#basis) 2026-09-29 · derived; uses the data date of Droid Max · claude-opus-5.5 · confidence Medium | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash lower4.67× price ratio (higher/lower) |

## Leaderboards head to head

Each model's highest archived configuration on each shared leaderboard snapshot, ranked among the models archived in this dataset. Harness, reasoning effort and service mode can differ; self-reported and estimated results are marked. These reference configurations are not measurements of the subscriptions above. Overlapping leaderboards do not form an overall ability rating.

GLM 5.3 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on independent leaderboards

| Leaderboard | Metric | GLM 5.3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Higher archived score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3](https://artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models) | Intelligence Index | **44.78** #14 / 60 · GLM-5.3 (max) Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **39.46** #25 / 60 · DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | GLM 5.3+5.32 |
| [Terminal-Bench 4.0](https://www.tbench.ai/leaderboard) | Resolution Rate % | **41.82** #6 / 18 · Claude Code - GLM-5.3 (max) Claude Code · Max Reported interval 38.59–45.05 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-terminal-bench4-round3-2026-10-01.json) | **31.2** self-reported #9 / 18 · DeepSeek Harness Minimal - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) DeepSeek Harness Minimal · Max 2026-09-12 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-terminal-bench4-selfreport-carry-2026-10-01.json) | GLM 5.3+10.62 |
| [Terminal-Bench 4.0 (AA)](https://artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models) | Resolution Rate % | **41.92** #9 / 53 · Artificial Analysis - GLM-5.3 (max) Artificial Analysis · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **26.77** #17 / 53 · Artificial Analysis - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) Artificial Analysis · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | GLM 5.3+15.15 |
| [Code Arena | WebDev Overall](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/code) | Arena Score | **1,622** #15 / 54 · glm-5.3-max Max Reported interval 1,613.8–1,630.2 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-code-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | **1,620** #16 / 54 · deepseek-v4.1-flash-max Max Reported interval 1,609.6–1,630.4 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-code-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | GLM 5.3+2 |
| [Agent Arena · Overall (Ranking / Pareto)](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/agent) | Net Improvement % | **2.57** #19 / 39 · GLM 5.3 (Max) Max Reported interval 1.85–3.29 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-agent-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | **4.01** #13 / 39 · Deepseek V4.1 Flash (Max) Max Reported interval 3.51–4.51 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-agent-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash+1.44 |
| [DeepSWE v1.1](https://deepswe.datacurve.ai/) | Pass@1 % | **68.96** #10 / 33 · mini-swe-agent - glm-5-3 (max) mini-swe-agent · Max Reported interval 65.94–71.98 2026-09-12 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-deepswe-1.1-2026-09-12.json) | **74.2** self-reported #1 / 33 · mini-SWE - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) mini-SWE · Max 2026-09-12 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-deepswe-selfreport-2026-09-12.json) | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash+5.24 |

## Official API pricing

Each row uses its listed pricing conditions. Cache writes are shown separately; subscription costs above retain their recorded quota basis. An em dash means that rate is not recorded.

List price per million tokens

| Model / pricing conditions | Cached input | Input | Cache write | Output |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GLM 5.3](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/)Upstream reference[Upstream price reference](https://tokenews.xyz/models/glm-5-3/#ev-glm-coding-pro-cn-old-offpeak-glm-5-3) | $0.26 | $1.4 | — | $4.4 |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/)Upstream reference[Upstream price reference](https://tokenews.xyz/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/#ev-deepseek-v41-flash-offpeak-deepseek-v4-1-flash) | $0.006 | $0.3 | — | $1.2 |

## How to read this comparison

Price ratios compare recorded USD/MTok under the same known workload. Raw measured totals, different workloads and unmetered access remain visible but are excluded from the lower-cost counts. Recorded allowances assume using the quota; your effective cost depends on utilization, cache mix, output mix and plan limits. Qualitative confidence is not an error bar.

-   Standard workload: 97% cache reads / 2.5% input / 0.5% output
-   Anthropic workload: 97% cache reads / 2.5% cache writes / 0.5% output

[Methodology and sources](https://tokenews.xyz/methodology/)

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