DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs GLM-5.2

DeepSeek's DeepSeek-V4-Pro and Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 compared on specs, pricing, and capabilities — as configured in AI Crucible ensembles.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro input tokens are 3.2x cheaper than GLM-5.2 ($0.52 vs $1.68 per 1M tokens).
DeepSeek-V4-Pro output tokens are 5.1x cheaper than GLM-5.2 ($1.04 vs $5.28 per 1M tokens).

Specification	DeepSeek-V4-Pro	GLM-5.2
Provider	DeepSeek	Zhipu AI
API model ID	deepseek-v4-pro	zai-org/GLM-5.2
Description	DeepSeek's most capable V4 model with dual thinking/non-thinking modes and 1M context.	Z.AI's most advanced GLM model with a 1M context window and configurable thinking effort — the top-ranked open-weight model for long-horizon agentic and coding tasks.
Context window	1M tokens	1M tokens
Max output tokens	8,192	131,072
Input cost ($/1M tokens)	$0.52	$1.68
Output cost ($/1M tokens)	$1.04	$5.28
Cache read cost ($/1M tokens)	$0.00	$0.31
Latency	medium	medium
Reasoning model	Yes	Yes
Vision (image input)	No	No
Tool use	Yes	Yes