Compare/DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) vs GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)vsGLM-5.1 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)

Input
$1.35/M
Output
$4.2/M
Speed
TTFT
Z AI

GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)

Input
$1.4/M
Output
$4.4/M
Speed
54 tok/s
TTFT
0.86s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
Benchmarks (5-7)
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.35$1.4
Output ($/M tokens)$4.2$4.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)$1.77
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)$1.84

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)
54 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)
0.86s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.151.4
Coding Index
24.043.4
Math Index
76.0
GPQA Diamond
81.3%86.8%
MMLU-Pro
84.9%
LiveCodeBench
77.0%
AIME 2025
76.0%
MATH-500
98.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
14.9%28.0%
SciCode
40.3%43.8%
IFBench
39.6%76.3%
TerminalBench
15.9%43.2%
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)5 wins
7 winsGLM-5.1 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) or GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)?

DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $2.06/M tokens vs $2.15/M for GLM-5.1 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 54 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.86s).

When should I use DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) vs GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) for lower cost, GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.