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DeepSeek-R1 vs GLM-5.2

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DeepSeek · activeDeepSeek-R1Verified Aug 28, 2026
Z.ai · activeGLM-5.2Verified Aug 28, 2026

Technical differences

Side-by-side facts

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FieldDeepSeek-R1GLM-5.2
DeveloperDeepSeekZ.ai
FamilyDeepseek R1Glm 5 2
ModelDeepSeek-R1GLM-5.2
VersionDeepSeek-R1GLM-5.2
Lifecycleactiveactive
Input modalitiesTextText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window1638401048576
Total parameters684531386000753329940480
Active parameters37000000000Unknown
Licensemitmit
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoningchat, generation, reasoning, tools

14 comparable fields · 7 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate

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Comparable performance

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DeepSeek-R1 capabilities

chatgenerationreasoning
Input price$0.70
Output price$2.50
Serving providers1
Canonical IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1

GLM-5.2 capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Input price$1.19
Output price$3.74
Serving providers1
Canonical IDzai-org/GLM-5.2

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