Compare/DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) vs GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)vsGLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

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

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)

Input
$0.435/M
Output
$0.87/M
Speed
57 tok/s
TTFT
1.14s
Z AI

GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$0.9/M
Speed
84 tok/s
TTFT
1.25s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)
Benchmarks (7-4)
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.435$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$0.87$0.9
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)$0.52
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)$0.39

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)
57 tok/s
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
84 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)
1.14s
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
1.25s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
51.523.4
Coding Index
47.519.7
Math Index
85.3
GPQA Diamond
88.8%71.9%
MMLU-Pro
79.9%
LiveCodeBench
16.0%
AIME 2025
85.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
35.9%8.9%
SciCode
50.0%30.4%
IFBench
76.5%30.1%
TerminalBench
46.2%14.4%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)7 wins
4 winsGLM-4.6V (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) or GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)?

GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.45/M tokens vs $0.54/M for DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for GLM-4.6V (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 84 tok/s vs 57 tok/s. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.14s vs 1.25s).

When should I use DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) vs GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) for lower cost, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-4.6V (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.