DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) vs GLM-5.1 (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) by DeepSeek or GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) by Z AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)
GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max): 14.1% less intelligence, 436.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 34.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.4 | 26.1 | −14.1% GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) is 14.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $277.30 | $1,486.78 | +436.2% GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) is 5.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 48.02s | 64.38s | +34.1% GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) is 34.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.43 / $0.87 | $1.28 / $4.07 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- GLM-5.1 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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