DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) vs GLM-4.5-Air Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) and GLM-4.5-Air across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) outperforms in 6 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro, SWE-Bench Verified), while GLM-4.5-Air is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
Input tokens$0.28
Output tokens$0.42
Best providerDeepSeek
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

579.0B diff

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) has 579.0B more parameters than GLM-4.5-Air, making it 546.2% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
685.0Bparameters
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
685.0B
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
Input131,072 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)

MIT

Open weights

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) was released on 2025-12-01, while GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28.

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is 4 months newer than GLM-4.5-Air.

DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)

Dec 1, 2025

3 months ago

4mo newer
GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Higher BrowseComp score (51.4% vs 21.3%)
Higher GPQA score (82.4% vs 75.0%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (25.1% vs 10.6%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (83.3% vs 70.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (85.0% vs 81.4%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (73.1% vs 57.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air