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DeepSeek-R1 vs GLM-4.5-Air

Head-to-head comparison across 0benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.

DeepSeek-R1

33

VS

GLM-4.5-Air

19

0 categoriesvs0 categories

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and GLM-4.5-Air is coming soon on BenchLM.

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Operational Comparison

DeepSeek-R1

GLM-4.5-Air

Price (per 1M tokens)

$0.55 / $2.19

$0.2 / $1.1

Speed

N/A

106 t/s

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

1.18s

Context Window

128K

128K

Quick Verdict

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and GLM-4.5-Air is coming soon on BenchLM.

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

DeepSeek-R1 is priced at $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens for GLM-4.5-Air.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek-R1 and GLM-4.5-Air on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek-R1 and GLM-4.5-Air today?

DeepSeek-R1: $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens GLM-4.5-Air: $0.20 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek-R1
API / mo$2,055
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even583M/day
GLM-4.5-Air
API / mo$975
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: June 2, 2026

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