Compare/DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)vsGLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

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

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$1.7/M
Speed
TTFT
Z AI

GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
69 tok/s
TTFT
26.97s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (11-0)
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.6$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$1.7$1.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)$0.77
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)$0.78

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
69 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)
26.97s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.712.7
Coding Index
29.710.8
Math Index
89.715.3
GPQA Diamond
77.9%57.3%
MMLU-Pro
85.1%75.1%
LiveCodeBench
78.4%35.2%
AIME 2025
89.7%15.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
13.0%3.6%
SciCode
39.1%18.8%
IFBench
41.5%28.6%
TerminalBench
25.0%6.8%
DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)11 wins
0 winsGLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) or GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)?

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.88/M tokens vs $0.90/M for GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 69 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 26.97s).

When should I use DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) for lower cost, DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-4.5V (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.