# DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GLM 5.2

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in 4 of 7 shared categories: Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Factuality, and Abstraction (ARC).

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.23463 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5.2: $1.7799999999999998 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: open weights.

GLM 5.2: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in General LLM at #28 against #32.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Reasoning at #29 against #33.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in Science at #23 against #36.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Coding › Web dev at #21 against #25.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in Long context at #28 against #37.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Factuality at #25 against #35.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads GLM 5.2 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #29.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is state of the art on best per dollar in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.2 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Jun 18, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; methodology v1.0).