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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs GLM-4

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Z.ai
GLM-4
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekZ.ai
Release dateMay 28 2025Jan 16 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
8%
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4 shipped 498 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or GLM-4?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4 shipped 498 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is open weight, while GLM-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek R1-0528 and GLM-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.

GLM-4 was released by Z.ai on Jan 16 2024.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GLM-4 is a proprietary model released by Z.ai.

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