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DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview vs GLM-5.2

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Z.ai
GLM-5.2
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekZ.ai
Release dateNov 20 2024Jun 16 2026
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
744B
Context window
1M
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
62.1%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
81%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
40.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.2%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 573 days before GLM-5.2

Which is better: DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or GLM-5.2?

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview and GLM-5.2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview shipped 573 days before GLM-5.2, 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-5.2 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-5.2 was released by Z.ai on Jun 16 2026.

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