Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GLM 5 offers 68.1K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.1. DeepSeek-V3.1 is $1.99 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1, released by DeepSeek in August 2025, is a hybrid large language model with 671 billion total parameters (37 billion active) that unifies the capabilities of DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1 in a single model. It features a 128K token context window and supports both direct generation and extended reasoning modes selectable via the chat template. DeepSeek-V3.1 targets general-purpose tasks, coding, and complex reasoning under an open MIT license.
Zhipu AI
GLM-5 is a large language model from Zhipu AI with 745 billion total parameters and 44 billion active parameters per inference, designed for agentic intelligence, advanced reasoning, and frontier-level performance. It features a 200K token context window and targets complex multi-step tasks requiring sustained reasoning and tool use. GLM-5 is available via Zhipu AI's Z.ai platform under an MIT license.
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DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-08-21
GLM 5
Zhipu AI
2026-02-11
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-V3.1
GLM 5
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
GLM 5
DeepSeek-V3.1
GLM 5
DeepSeek-V3.1
GLM 5
Zhipu AI