DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp wins more areas, narrowly.
Scores updated · 13 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Reasoning, math and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp costs 85% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp pulls ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues, working as an agentLiveBench · Agentic Coding+4.2points ahead
- Follows detailed instructions exactlyLiveBench · Instruction Following+1.7points ahead
Where GLM-5.3 pulls ahead
- Programming problems, refreshed regularlyLiveBench · Coding+10.8points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingEven
- LiveBench · CodingGLM-5.3 by 10.868.279+10.8
- LiveBench · Agentic CodingDeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp by 4.265.160.9+4.2
- Terminal-Bench 2.1tie83.983.9tie
Following instructionsDeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
- LiveBench · Instruction FollowingDeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp by 1.77169.3+1.7
Other results7 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- livebench_data_analysisDeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp by 9.379.570.2+9.3
- CyberGymGLM-5.3 by 9.275.384.5+9.2
- DeepSWEGLM-5.3 by 7.659.366.9+7.6
- Toolathlon VerifiedDeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp by 2.975.973+2.9
- Agents' Last ExamGLM-5.3 by 1.227.328.5+1.2
- livebench_languagetie80.479.9tie
- NL2Repotie57.758tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp or GLM-5.3?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp wins one of the four areas where both have results: following instructions. GLM-5.3 wins none. They are level on coding, reasoning and math.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. They win 1 coding test each of the 3 both models report, and 1 is a tie.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp costs $0.22 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; GLM-5.3 costs $1.40 and $4.40. That makes DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp about 85% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 6 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.