DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs GLM-5.1
DeepSeek DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Z.ai GLM-5.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | Z.ai |
| Release date | Apr 24 2026 | Apr 7 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 744B |
Context window | — | 200k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 18% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.0Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? (Version 2.0 of the test.) Higher is better. | — | 63.5% |
Web browsing BrowseCompCan the AI browse the web and track down hard-to-find answers? Higher is better. | — | 68% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 88.1%Best | 86.2% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GLM-5.1 shipped 17 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash | |
Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or GLM-5.1?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads GLM-5.1 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (GPQA Diamond). GLM-5.1 shipped 17 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, 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.
On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads at 88.1% vs GLM-5.1 at 86.2%.
Frequently asked questions
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
GLM-5.1 was released by Z.ai on Apr 7 2026.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads on GPQA Diamond — DeepSeek-V4-Flash 88.1% vs GLM-5.1 86.2%.
Other comparisons
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