Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GLM-4.5-Air
Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V4 Flash #61 (Estimated); GLM-4.5-Air #133 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. DeepSeek V4 Flash and GLM-4.5-Air share 1 comparable benchmark result. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 21 results are unique to DeepSeek V4 Flash; 11 to GLM-4.5-Air.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 1
- DeepSeek V4 Flash only
- 21
- GLM-4.5-Air only
- 11
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for DeepSeek V4 Flash and GLM-4.5-Air is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
GLM-4.5-Air is priced at $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.14 input / $0.28 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V4 Flash. DeepSeek V4 Flash has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for GLM-4.5-Air.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Δ | GLM-4.5-Air |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | DeepSeek V4 Flash49.1 | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.5-AirNot measured |
| Coding | DeepSeek V4 Flash64.2 | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.5-AirNot measured |
| Knowledge | DeepSeek V4 Flash38.8 | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.5-AirNot measured |
| Math | DeepSeek V4 Flash40.8 | MarginNo overlap | GLM-4.5-AirNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash | GLM-4.5-Air | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | DeepSeek V4 Flash$0.14 input / $0.28 output | GLM-4.5-Air$0.2 input / $1.1 output | DeepSeek V4 Flash has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | DeepSeek V4 FlashNot available | GLM-4.5-Air106 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | DeepSeek V4 FlashNot available | GLM-4.5-Air1.18 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | DeepSeek V4 Flash1M | GLM-4.5-Air128K | DeepSeek V4 Flash lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic6 benchmarks
Coding5 benchmarks
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | GLM-4.5-Air | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 83% | — | Not comparable |
| SimpleQASource | 23.1% | — | Not comparable |
| Chinese-SimpleQASource | 71.5% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | 71.2% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | 71.2% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 8.1% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 16.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 73.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 6.8% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -62.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 15.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 92.3% | Not comparable |
Math4 benchmarks
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | GLM-4.5-Air | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1238 | 1176 | DeepSeek V4 Flash leads |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | GLM-4.5-Air | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 37.6% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare DeepSeek V4 Flash and GLM-4.5-Air on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for DeepSeek V4 Flash and GLM-4.5-Air today?
DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.14 input / $0.28 output per 1M tokens GLM-4.5-Air: $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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