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Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsGLM 5.3 FlashX

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX at $0.22/M vs $0.37/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and GLM 5.3 FlashX compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpGLM 5.3 FlashX
Input price$0.22/M tokens$0.37/M tokens
Output price$0.66/M tokens$1.25/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 8 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp565 words
Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan built around three key pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress. The goal is small, repeatable habits — not perfection. The 3 Key Areas Nutrition Goal: Eat more whole foods, more protein, and more plants.
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GLM 5.3 FlashX347 words
1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan Week 1: Build the Foundation 🥗 Diet Add one vegetable or fruit to every meal (don't restrict anything yet) Drink a glass of water when you wake up each morning 🏃 Exercise Take a 10–15 minute walk daily (same time each day builds the habit) Do 2 sets of 5 squats and 10 wall…
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp869 words
Here is how a large language model learns and generates text, tailored to each of your three audiences. To an Experienced Software Engineer You build distributed systems, so think of an LLM as a massively parallel, lossy compression engine for human text.
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GLM 5.3 FlashX1,267 words
The Skeptical Software Engineer Yes, at inference time an LLM really is just "predict the next token, repeat" — a deterministic function (plus sampling noise) that maps a sequence of tokens to a probability distribution.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp144 words
Sticky Soy-Glazed Midnight Noodles A sweet-savory, buttery noodle dish that comes together in about 20 minutes with pantry staples. Ingredients (7): 8 oz spaghetti or noodles 3 tbsp butter 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp chili flakes 1 tbsp sesame seeds Instructions: Cook the noodles…
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GLM 5.3 FlashX172 words
Golden Honey Garlic Chickpea Crunch A crispy, sweet-savory skillet dish that works as a snack, side, or topping for rice. Ingredients (7): 1 can chickpeas (drained, patted dry) 3 tbsp honey 3 tbsp soy sauce 3 cloves garlic (minced) 2 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp red pepper flakes 2 tbsp sesame seeds (or crushed peanuts) Prep…
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
GLM 5.3 FlashX
GLM 5.3 FlashX

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Input
$0.22
1.7× cheaper
Output
$0.66
1.9× cheaper
GLM 5.3 FlashX
Input
$0.37
Output
$1.25

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper on both: 1.7× input, 1.9× output.

Where to run it

6 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
FFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.8% upNNovita$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·97.1% upDDeepInfrafp8degraded$0.22 in·$0.65 out·1M·77.7% up
GLM 5.3 FlashX1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Z.aifp8$0.37 in·$1.25 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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FAQ

Common questions

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is developed by DeepSeek while GLM 5.3 FlashX is developed by Zhipu AI. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a 1.0M token context window vs GLM 5.3 FlashX's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and GLM 5.3 FlashX each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.22/M input tokens and GLM 5.3 FlashX costs $0.37/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is $0.15/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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