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DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview vs GLM-4.7

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Z.ai
GLM-4.7
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekZ.ai
Release dateNov 20 2024Dec 22 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.8%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.0
41%
Web browsing
BrowseComp
52%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
24.8%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · with tools
42.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
85.7%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 397 days before GLM-4.7

Which is better: DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or GLM-4.7?

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview and GLM-4.7 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 397 days before GLM-4.7, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview and GLM-4.7 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview was released by DeepSeek on Nov 20 2024.

GLM-4.7 was released by Z.ai on Dec 22 2025.

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