Compare/GLM-4.5-Air vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

GLM-4.5-AirvsDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

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

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GLM-4.5-Air

Input
$0.17/M
Output
$0.98/M
Speed
63 tok/s
TTFT
1.66s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.27/M
Output
$1/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GLM-4.5-Air
Faster (tok/s)
GLM-4.5-Air
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (4-8)
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGLM-4.5-AirDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.17$0.27
Output ($/M tokens)$0.98$1
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GLM-4.5-Air$0.27
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)$0.37

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GLM-4.5-Air
63 tok/s
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GLM-4.5-Air
1.66s
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
23.228.5
Coding Index
23.831.9
Math Index
80.753.7
GPQA Diamond
73.3%75.1%
MMLU-Pro
81.5%83.6%
LiveCodeBench
68.4%52.9%
AIME 2025
80.7%53.7%
MATH-500
96.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.8%8.4%
SciCode
30.6%32.1%
IFBench
37.6%41.2%
TerminalBench
20.5%31.8%
GLM-4.5-Air4 wins
8 winsDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GLM-4.5-Air is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.37/M tokens vs $0.45/M for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning) wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for GLM-4.5-Air. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GLM-4.5-Air generates tokens faster at 63 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.66s).

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

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