DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)vsGLM 4.6
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper than GLM 4.6 at $0.14/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | GLM 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $1.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 203K tokens |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Sep 2025 |
| LiveCodeBench | 49.2% | 82.8% |
Our Verdict
GLM 4.6
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GLM 4.6 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) costs 6.2x less per token.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
Input
$0.14
2.9× cheaper
Output
$0.28
6.2× cheaper
GLM 4.6
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.75
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both: 2.9× input, 6.2× output.
Where to run it
9 hosts, cheapest first
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
32%
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 4.2x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
GLM 4.6
60%Vocabulary52%
20wSentence Length16w
0.71Hedging0.31
6.7Bold5.1
5.8Lists3.2
0.59Emoji0.14
1.29Headings0.54
0.09Transitions0.08
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