DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 Turbo leads DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 26.6 to 24.4, and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs 14.3x less per output token ($0.28 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 10 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or GLM 5 Turbo: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 for output tokens 14.3x cheaper ($0.28 vs $4.00 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 203K tokens).
- Shared results
- 10
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 only
- 39
- GLM 5 Turbo only
- 6
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 Turbo leads, 26.6 against 24.4.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has a AA Agentic Index result, 26.3.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 Turbo leads, 1262 against 1207.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 takes 1.05M tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 $0.0003, GLM 5 Turbo $0.0032 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 not benchmarked, GLM 5 Turbo not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 8.7 points apart on average over 8 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: data viz: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 1127 against GLM 5 Turbo 1264, 17.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 $0.28 against GLM 5 Turbo $4.00 per million output tokens, 14.3x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 takes 1.05M tokens, GLM 5 Turbo 203K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | Bars | GLM 5 Turbo | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 8 | ||
| All shared boards | 1 | 9 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1582 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 52.0 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 33.3% | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| WeirdML | 45.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 678.2 | 634.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1457 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1453 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1585 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1558 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 24.4 | 26.6 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.1 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 26.3 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 98.5% | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 84.7% | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 27.8% | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| SimpleBench | 46.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1444 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1441 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1449 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 52.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | 1426 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1432 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | 1446 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1448 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1439 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1425 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index08
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1207 | 1262 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1162 | 1260 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1196 | 1248 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1127 | 1264 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1188 | 1247 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1205 | 1261 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1155 | 1205 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1109 | 1160 | GLM 5 Turbo |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 73.2% | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 71.7% | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| DTBench | 86.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMCA | 35.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1432 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1421 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1403 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1441 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1419 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1463 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1419 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1389 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1383 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1439 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1436 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1427 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1436 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1449 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1434 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1410 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1400 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | GLM 5 Turbo | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | Z.ai GLM 5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Z.ai |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 24, 2026 | March 15, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 203K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.14 | $1.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.28 | $4.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 better than GLM 5 Turbo for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 for output tokens 14.3x cheaper ($0.28 vs $4.00 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 203K tokens).
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or GLM 5 Turbo?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; GLM 5 Turbo costs $1.20 and $4.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or GLM 5 Turbo?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, with 1.05M tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison based on?
10 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and GLM 5 Turbo's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.