DeepSeek V3.2 vs GLM-4.6
Benchmarks, API pricing and specs, head to head. Data updated 2026-06-10.
DeepSeek V3.2
68.4DeepSeek · Sep 2025
The sparse-attention release that halved DeepSeek's already-lowest-in-class prices while keeping GPT-class quality.
GLM-4.6
63.9Z.ai (Zhipu) · Sep 2025
The budget coding-agent favorite of late 2025 — near-Sonnet coding utility with MIT weights and a $3/month plan.
The verdict
GLM-4.6 wins 3 of the 5 benchmarks these models share, against 2 for DeepSeek V3.2. On price the gap is dramatic: DeepSeek V3.2 works out roughly 3.2x cheaper per blended million tokens. GLM-4.6 also takes 200K of context versus 128K for DeepSeek V3.2.
Benchmark head-to-head 2–3
Specs & pricing
| DeepSeek V3.2 | GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| modhub Index | 68.4 | 63.9 |
| Input price / 1M | $0.28 | $0.6 |
| Output price / 1M | $0.42 | $2.2 |
| Context window | 128K | 200K |
| Max output | 64K | 128K |
| Open weights | yes (MIT) | yes (MIT) |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Multimodal input | text | text |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Example monthly cost* | $3.43 | $9.30 |
* 10M input + 1.5M output tokens per month at list prices, no caching. Green = better value on that row.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or GLM-4.6?
- GLM-4.6 wins 3 of the 5 benchmarks these models share, against 2 for DeepSeek V3.2. On price the gap is dramatic: DeepSeek V3.2 works out roughly 3.2x cheaper per blended million tokens. GLM-4.6 also takes 200K of context versus 128K for DeepSeek V3.2.
- Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or GLM-4.6?
- DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.28/$0.42 per million input/output tokens, while GLM-4.6 costs $0.6/$2.2. For a typical workload of 10M input and 1.5M output tokens per month, that's $3.43 versus $9.30.
- Which model is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or GLM-4.6?
- On SWE-bench Verified — the standard agentic-coding benchmark — GLM-4.6 scores 68% versus 67.8% for DeepSeek V3.2, making GLM-4.6 the stronger pick for coding agents.