Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 Small vs GLM-4.5-Air

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 Small and GLM-4.5-Air across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 Small and GLM-4.5-Air don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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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

90.0B diff

GLM-4.5-Air has 90.0B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2 Small, making it 562.5% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
16.0Bparameters
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air
106.0Bparameters
16.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Small
106.0B
GLM-4.5-Air

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.

DeepSeek VL2 Small can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GLM-4.5-Air

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Small is licensed under deepseek, while GLM-4.5-Air uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

deepseek

Open weights

GLM-4.5-Air

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Small was released on 2024-12-13, while GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28.

GLM-4.5-Air is 8 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Small.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

GLM-4.5-Air

Jul 28, 2025

8 months ago

7mo newer

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

DeepSeek
Supports multimodal inputs
Zhipu AI

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Zhipu AI
GLM-4.5-Air

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Small vs GLM-4.5-Air

DeepSeek VL2 Small (DeepSeek) and GLM-4.5-Air (Zhipu AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek VL2 Small scores DocVQA: 92.3%, ChartQA: 84.5%, OCRBench: 83.4%, TextVQA: 83.4%, MMBench: 80.3%. GLM-4.5-Air scores MATH-500: 98.1%, AIME 2024: 89.4%, MMLU-Pro: 81.4%, TAU-bench Retail: 77.9%, BFCL-v3: 76.4%.
Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (deepseek vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek VL2 Small is developed by DeepSeek and GLM-4.5-Air is developed by Zhipu AI.