DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp by DeepSeek against Z.ai: GLM 5.2 by Zhipu AI, context windows of 164K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is 11x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input
$0.20
7.0× cheaper
Output
$0.40
11× cheaper
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
Input
$1.40
Output
$4.40
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper on both — 7.0× input, 11× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
34%
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp uses 1.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
55%Vocabulary56%
17wSentence Length18w
0.44Hedging0.27
5.8Bold3.7
4.2Lists2.8
0.02Emoji0.00
0.95Headings0.56
0.03Transitions0.24
Based on 20 + 27 text responses
Research
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