Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air wins on more metrics (7 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 | Z.ai: GLM 4.5 Air |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 22.3 | 23.2✓ |
| Coding Index | 22.0 | 23.8✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 66% | 73%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | 1237✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 36 | 54✓ |
| Latency | 846ms | 448ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.200 | $0.125✓ |
| Output price /M | $0.770✓ | $0.850 |
| Context window | 164K✓ | 131K |
| Capabilities | ToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSON |