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DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM-5.2
Of the 5 public leaderboards that rate both, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores higher on 2 and GLM-5.2 on 3. On the ArtificialWatch Index, which takes the median of each model's percentile across the boards that score it, DeepSeek V4 Pro is at 37.1 and GLM-5.2 at 31.8 (out of 100).
Scores as published by each board; table composed September 24, 2026.
Leaderboard by leaderboard
| Board | DeepSeek V4 Pro | GLM-5.2 | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Elo (community votes) | 1,580.5 | 1,599.5 | GLM-5.2 |
| LiveBench global average (0-100) | 77.4 | 73.2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
| SimpleBench AVG@5 % (private set) | 50.9 | 58.8 | GLM-5.2 |
| Vals AI Vals Index accuracy % · weighted finance + coding tasks | 52.4 | 53.1 | GLM-5.2 |
| Artificial Analysis intelligence index · measured runs only | 36 | 33.7 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
Raw scores are each board's own scale, so compare within a row, not across rows. Full table: the bench index.
DeepSeek V4 Pro at a glance
- Developer
- DeepSeek
- Status
- Live since April 24, 2026
Live · open weights · superseded by V4.1 Flash — per DeepSeek's own changelog rather than our own reading, deepseek-v4-flash routes to V4.1 Flash; the matching deepseek-v4-pro cutover set for 04:00 UTC Sep 14 was reversed on its eve and V4 Pro is still served at unchanged billing, which is search-grade too — but our own bench refresh still scored deepseek-v4-pro-0813 as a separate model on Sep 16 · our sweep read the bare deepseek-flash alias on Sep 10 at $0.15/$0.60 per 1M, 1M ctx.
DeepSeek V4-Pro lands at $0.435/$0.87 — and "model names remain unchanged" hides a 2.7x price fork
2026-08-13 · DeepSeek launched V4-Pro today on app, web and API. The headline features are agent upgrades, selectable reasoning effort across V4-Pro and V4-Flash, and native OpenAI Responses API support optimised for Codex. The line worth reading twice is the quiet one: "Model names remain unchanged."
GLM-5.2 at a glance
- Developer
- Zhipu AI
- Status
- Live since June 16, 2026
Live — $0.40/$2.52 per 1M · no longer the current shipped GLM: 5.3 landed Aug 14 and 5.3 Flash Aug 26.
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GLM-5.2: quick answers
Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Pro or GLM-5.2?
It depends on what you measure. Of the 5 public leaderboards that rate both, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores higher on 2 and GLM-5.2 on 3. DeepSeek V4 Pro's widest lead is on LiveBench; GLM-5.2's widest lead is on SimpleBench. On the ArtificialWatch Index, which takes the median of each model's percentile across the boards that score it, DeepSeek V4 Pro is at 37.1 and GLM-5.2 at 31.8 (out of 100).
Which is newer, DeepSeek V4 Pro or GLM-5.2?
GLM-5.2. It went live on June 16, 2026, 53 days after DeepSeek V4 Pro (April 24, 2026).
Who makes DeepSeek V4 Pro and GLM-5.2?
DeepSeek V4 Pro is from DeepSeek; GLM-5.2 is from Zhipu AI.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each score is the leaderboard's own published figure, read by ArtificialWatch (table composed September 24, 2026). Boards measure different things, so raw scores are only comparable within a row.
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