Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.
| Metric | GLM-4.5-Air | DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/M tokens) | $0.17 | $0.7 |
| Output ($/M tokens) | $0.98 | $1.05 |
Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks
GLM-4.5-Air is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.37/M tokens vs $0.79/M for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.
GLM-4.5-Air wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.
GLM-4.5-Air generates tokens faster at 63 tok/s vs 45 tok/s. However, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B has lower time-to-first-token (0.33s vs 1.66s).
Choose based on your priorities: GLM-4.5-Air for lower cost, GLM-4.5-Air for stronger benchmark performance, and GLM-4.5-Air for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.