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Model comparison

DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) vs GLM-5

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 23 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

55.47/100
Margin
10.6pts
winning →
Z.AI
66.06/100
3 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) #81 (Estimated); GLM-5 #28 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) and GLM-5 share 23 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 15 results are unique to DeepSeek V4 Pro (High); 26 to GLM-5.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
23
DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) only
15
GLM-5 only
26
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Pick GLM-5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 23 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GLM-5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 66.06 to 55.47. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GLM-5's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 66.4 against 57. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 34.5% to 50.4%. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

GLM-5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.43 input / $0.87 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V4 Pro (High). That is roughly 3.7x on output cost alone. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) is the reasoning model in the pair, while GLM-5 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for GLM-5.

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 scores and score margins for DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) and GLM-5
CategoryDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)ΔGLM-5
MathDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)94.0Margin 37.7GLM-556.3
AgenticDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)70.6Margin 14.4GLM-556.2
KnowledgeDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)57.0Margin 9.4GLM-566.4
CodingDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)69.8Margin 3.5GLM-566.3
ReasoningDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-560.8
MultilingualDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-583.1
Inst. FollowingDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Not measuredMarginNo overlapGLM-592.6

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · DeepSeek V4 Pro (High)B · GLM-5
  1. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 34.5%B 50.4%
    Winner: GLM-5Δ 15.9
    HLE: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) scored 34.5%; GLM-5 scored 50.4%. GLM-5 wins this benchmark.
  2. HMMT Feb 2026

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 94.0%B 86.4%
    Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Δ 7.6
    HMMT Feb 2026: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) scored 94.0%; GLM-5 scored 86.4%. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins this benchmark.
  3. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 63.3%B 56.2%
    Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Δ 7.1
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) scored 63.3%; GLM-5 scored 56.2%. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins this benchmark.
  4. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 89.1%B 86%
    Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Δ 3.1
    GPQA: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) scored 89.1%; GLM-5 scored 86%. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins this benchmark.
  5. SWE-bench Verified

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 79.4%B 77.8%
    Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Δ 1.6
    SWE-bench Verified: DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) scored 79.4%; GLM-5 scored 77.8%. DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)$0.435 input / $0.87 outputGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputDeepSeek V4 Pro (High) has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Not availableGLM-574 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)Not availableGLM-51.64 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)1MGLM-5200KDeepSeek V4 Pro (High) lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticDeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.3%56.2%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
BrowseCompSource 80.4%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 44.7%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 74.2%31.1%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
ToolathlonSource 49%38%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 94.2%98.2%GLM-5 leads
GDPval-AASource 39.9%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1299Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 34.4%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 57.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 54.1%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 65.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 14.6%Not comparable
MCP-TasksSource 60.8%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 69.8%Not comparable
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%Not comparable
CodingDeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
CodeforcesSource 2919.0Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 79.4%77.8%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
SWE-bench ProSource 54.4%55.1%GLM-5 leads
SWE MultilingualSource 74.1%73.3%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.3%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 46.4%46.2%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
AA Coding IndexSource 58.7%Not comparable
SWE-bench Verified*Source 72.8%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 62.8%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 74.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
MRCR 1MSource 83.3%Not comparable
CorpusQA 1MSource 56.5%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 65.0%63.3%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
CritPtSource 10.0%2.0%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
KnowledgeGLM-5 wins
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
MMLU-ProSource 87.1%85.7%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
SimpleQASource 46.2%Not comparable
Chinese-SimpleQASource 77.7%Not comparable
GPQASource 89.1%86%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
GPQA-DSource 89.1%86.0%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
HLESource 34.5%50.4%GLM-5 leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 43.1%39.5%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 90.5%82.0%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
AA-HLESource 33.5%27.2%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -9.7%2.0%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 41.8%26.9%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 88.6%34.0%GLM-5 leads
SuperGPQASource 66.8%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 85.8%Not comparable
MathDeepSeek V4 Pro (High) wins
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
HMMT Feb 2026Source 94.0%86.4%DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) leads
IMOAnswerBenchSource 88.0%Not comparable
ApexSource 27.4%Not comparable
Apex ShortlistSource 85.5%Not comparable
AIME26Source 95.8%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 93.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 97.5%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 96.9%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 82.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 16.434%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.100%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12641278GLM-5 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Pro (High)GLM-5Result
AA-IFBenchSource 71.3%72.3%GLM-5 leads
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) or GLM-5?

GLM-5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 66.06 to 55.47. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 34.5% and 50.4%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) or GLM-5?

GLM-5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 66.4 versus 57. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) or GLM-5?

DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 69.8 versus 66.3. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) or GLM-5?

DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 94 versus 56.3. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2026 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) or GLM-5?

DeepSeek V4 Pro (High) has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 70.6 versus 56.2. Inside this category, MCP Atlas is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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