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DeepSeek DeepSeek V3.2 VS Z.ai GLM 5.2

DeepSeek V3.2 vs GLM 5.2: which wins at real work?

22 task areas · same graded test runs · rank comparison only, so 0–100 and Elo collections never mix raw scores.

GLM 5.2 wins 22 of 22 task areas we tested; DeepSeek V3.2 takes 0. DeepSeek V3.2 costs 6.6× less per token ($0.572 vs $3.76 per 1M).

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Task areas won
22
38
Avg percentile
74
0
Top-3 finishes
0
$0.57
Price / 1M tokens
$3.76
DeepSeek
Provider
Z.ai

DeepSeek V3.2 costs 6.6× less per token ($0.572 vs $3.76 per 1M).

Task by task

Task area DeepSeek V3.2 GLM 5.2 Winner
Coding #100 / 115
Usable
#23 / 115
Strong
GLM 5.2
RAG, Safety & Grounding #83 / 113
Excellent
#6 / 113
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Content & Brand #95 / 124
Usable
#19 / 124
Strong
GLM 5.2
AI Strategy #102 / 126
Usable
#34 / 126
Strong
GLM 5.2
Translation & Localization #89 / 110
Strong
#28 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Customer Support #74 / 113
Usable
#16 / 113
Strong
GLM 5.2
Presentations & Decks #81 / 110
Strong
#25 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Legal & HR #90 / 110
Strong
#36 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Sales #91 / 110
Usable
#39 / 110
Usable
GLM 5.2
Structured Output #67 / 113
Strong
#25 / 113
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Creative & Comedy #87 / 110 #46 / 110 GLM 5.2
Knowledge & Docs #58 / 110
Usable
#21 / 110
Strong
GLM 5.2
Executive Assistant #76 / 112
Usable
#43 / 112
Strong
GLM 5.2
Data & Analytics #69 / 110
Excellent
#41 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Investor & Pitch #46 / 66
Usable
#24 / 66
Strong
GLM 5.2
Landing Pages #48 / 72
Usable
#26 / 72
Strong
GLM 5.2
Summarization & Meeting Notes #30 / 110
Excellent
#9 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Chef / Home Cooking #78 / 126
Usable
#59 / 126
Usable
GLM 5.2
Product & Project Management #21 / 110
Excellent
#11 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Training & Education #38 / 110
Excellent
#29 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Frontend & Landing Pages #25 / 109
Needs editing
#18 / 109
Needs editing
GLM 5.2
Research & Competitive Analysis #53 / 110
Usable
#50 / 110
Usable
GLM 5.2

Rank = position among every model config we tested in that task area (lower is better). Sorted by biggest gap first.

Frequently asked

Is DeepSeek V3.2 better than GLM 5.2?

Across 22 task areas we benchmarked, GLM 5.2 ranks higher in 22 and DeepSeek V3.2 in 0.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or GLM 5.2?

DeepSeek V3.2 costs 6.6× less per token ($0.572 vs $3.76 per 1M).

What is GLM 5.2 better at?

GLM 5.2 out-ranks DeepSeek V3.2 at Coding, RAG, Safety & Grounding, Content & Brand.

Full DeepSeek V3.2 review → Full GLM 5.2 review → Full model leaderboard →

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12 test cases · 3 evals
Claude Opus
GPT-5
Gemini
v1
7.1
6.8
7.4
v2
8.3
7.9
8.0
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9.2
8.6
8.4
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