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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs GLM-5V-Turbo

Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 34 results on 2 sources that measured both models.

DeepSeekDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Released 17 Oct 2026 · $0.30 in · $1.20 out
Z.aiGLM-5V-Turbo Released 1 Apr 2026 · $1.20 in · $4.00 out
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 wins 226 too close to callGLM-5V-Turbo wins 6

Of the 34 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.

Results as of 20 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-20-96eb40c3ec63). See also DeepSeek vs Z.ai, every model from both labs.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or GLM-5V-Turbo? The short answer

Pick DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017: it scores higher (Spring Prompt overall 44 against 10) and costs less.

  • Spring Prompt overall: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 44, GLM-5V-Turbo 10 (out of 100; how the score works).
  • DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is cheaper to run: $0.002 against $0.007 per product listing on CatalogBench (4.5 times less).
  • DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 45.1 against 23.5.
  • DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is newer: released 17 Oct 2026, against 1 Apr 2026 for GLM-5V-Turbo.
  • On our own benchmarks, on the results both models have: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 does better for product listings.
  • On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 does better for reasoning and knowledge.

Head to head

44
Spring Prompt overall
10
45.1
Intelligence Index
23.5
$0.52
Price per million tokens, blendedlower is better
$1.90
1,048,576
Context window, tokens
202,752

Every fact side by side

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017GLM-5V-Turbo
Price per million tokens$0.30 in · $1.20 out$1.20 in · $4.00 out
Blended (3 in : 1 out)$0.52$1.90
Cheapest host, blended––
Cost per product listing (CatalogBench)$0.002$0.007
Cached input, per million$0.006 cached input–
Intelligence Index45.123.5
Spring Prompt overall4410
Output speed, tokens a second212–
Context window1,048,576 tokens202,752 tokens
Released17 Oct 2026 (newer)1 Apr 2026
WeightsOpenClosed
Developer based inChinaChina

Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.

Which is better for what

Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.

Product listingsTurning a sparse product feed and photos into listings that can go live 21 of 24 23 of 24
Decks from an analysisTurning a finished analysis into a deck you could present as it is 12 of 24 not measured
User surveysPlanning a user survey and reading its results without being misled 5 of 13 not measured
Marketing planningPlanning a year of ad spend without overspending 11 of 24 not measured
Agents and tool useMulti-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls 22 of 168 not measured
Reasoning and knowledgeHard questions across science, maths and general knowledge 22 of 202 100 of 202
WritingWhat people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality not measured 79 of 189
Sticking to the factsSummarising without inventing things, and factual answers not measured 82 of 153
Speed under pressureGood decisions against a real clock (fast chess) 21 of 27 not measured

From our research

Every shared result

Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.

MeasureDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017GLM-5V-Turbo
CatalogBench measured by Spring Prompt · 3 results
Cost per productUS dollars, lower is better 4 · 9 of 24 measured $0.0015 $0.0070
Reliably publish-ready% of products, higher is better 19 · 23 of 24 measured 21.4% 1.8%
Reliably publish-ready · sales brief% of products, higher is better 21 · 21 of 24 measured 0.0% 0.0%
Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 16 · 88 of 249 measured 45.1max reasoning 23.5
Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 27 · 124 of 248 measured 43.3%max reasoning 17.1%
Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 19 · 112 of 239 measured 82.7%max reasoning 70.3%
Show all 34 results (28 more)
MeasureDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017GLM-5V-Turbo
CatalogBench measured by Spring Prompt · 28 results
Channel compliance% of products, higher is better 1 · 23 of 24 measured 100.0% 98.3%
Channel rules broken% of products, lower is better 19 · 19 of 24 measured 1.2% 1.2%
Channel rules broken · sales brief% of products, lower is better 22 · 12 of 24 measured 2.4% 0.6%
Claims to check% of products, lower is better 19 · 23 of 24 measured 1.2% 11.5%
Claims to check · sales brief% of products, lower is better 18 · 23 of 24 measured 3.6% 28.9%
Conflicts caught% of conflicts, higher is better 1 · 1 of 24 measured 100.0% 100.0%
Content quality% of checks, higher is better 20 · 24 of 24 measured 95.3% 63.3%
Content quality · sales brief% of checks, higher is better 19 · 24 of 24 measured 94.8% 16.8%
Decision accuracy% of decisions, higher is better 18 · 24 of 24 measured 94.9% 61.0%
Failed outputs% of products, lower is better 1 · 24 of 24 measured 0.0% 32.1%
Failed outputs · sales brief% of products, lower is better 1 · 24 of 24 measured 0.0% 82.1%
Field accuracy% of missing fields, higher is better 10 · 24 of 24 measured 93.7% 59.6%
Invented values% of filled values, lower is better 13 · 21 of 24 measured 1.7% 3.8%
Missing UK information% of products, lower is better 1 · 1 of 24 measured 0.0% 0.0%
Missing UK information · sales brief% of products, lower is better 1 · 1 of 24 measured 0.0% 0.0%
Not findable% of products, lower is better 5 · 12 of 24 measured 3.6% 5.4%
Not findable · sales brief% of products, lower is better 7 · 2 of 24 measured 2.4% 1.8%
Publish-ready listings% of products, higher is better 19 · 24 of 24 measured 40.5% 10.1%
Publish-ready listings · sales brief% of products, higher is better 21 · 24 of 24 measured 8.3% 0.0%
Time per productseconds, lower is better 3 · 22 of 24 measured 6.70 62.3
Unsupported claimsclaims per product, lower is better 21 · 23 of 24 measured 1.70 2.49
Unsupported claims% of products, lower is better 20 · 23 of 24 measured 44.6% 55.4%
Unsupported claims · sales briefclaims per product, lower is better 22 · 9 of 24 measured 4.01 1.31
Unsupported claims · sales brief% of products, lower is better 23 · 6 of 24 measured 85.7% 17.9%
Wrong attributes% of products, lower is better 13 · 2 of 24 measured 17.9% 13.1%
Wrong attributes · sales brief% of products, lower is better 21 · 1 of 24 measured 22.0% 3.6%
Wrong category or variant% of products, lower is better 2 · 3 of 24 measured 0.6% 1.2%
Wrong category or variant · sales brief% of products, lower is better 3 · 3 of 24 measured 1.2% 1.2%

Quick answers

Is DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 better than GLM-5V-Turbo?

Pick DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017: it scores higher (Spring Prompt overall 44 against 10) and costs less.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or GLM-5V-Turbo?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is cheaper to run: $0.002 against $0.007 per product listing on CatalogBench (4.5 times less).

Which is better for product listings, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or GLM-5V-Turbo?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ranks 21 of 24 models on sale for turning a sparse product feed and photos into listings that can go live, against 23 for GLM-5V-Turbo.

Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or GLM-5V-Turbo?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ranks 22 of 202 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 100 for GLM-5V-Turbo.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or GLM-5V-Turbo?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017: 1,048,576 tokens, against 202,752 for GLM-5V-Turbo.

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