GLM-5.3-Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs GPT-6 Luna
GPT-6 Luna comes out ahead, 84 to 79 and 75 on our weighted score, though DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 13% cheaper per token.
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5.3-Flash
79/100- ECI151.9
- Price$0.15 / $0.50
- Context1M
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
75/100- ECI154.5
- Price$0.14 / $0.28
- Context1M
- Our pick
OpenAIGPT-6 Luna
84/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context1.05M
GPT-6 Luna is our pick
GPT-6 Luna is the better all-round choice, scoring 84/100 against GLM-5.3-Flash (79) and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (75). It leads on capability. GLM-5.3-Flash wins on inputs & features. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%. Capability uses the average of shared benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 and OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025), because GPT-6 Luna has no Capabilities Index score yet.
- CapabilityGPT-6 LunaShared benchmarks: GPT-6 Luna 89.4% · DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 81.0% · GLM-5.3-Flash 79.9%
- Lowest priceDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 $0.175 · GPT-6 Luna $0.20 · GLM-5.3-Flash $0.237 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGPT-6 LunaGPT-6 Luna 1,050,000 · GLM-5.3-Flash 1,000,000 · DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGLM-5.3-FlashGLM-5.3-Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: Text · GPT-6 Luna: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingGLM-5.3-Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Publishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | GLM-5.3-Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | GPT-6 Luna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityShared benchmarks | 50% | 80 | 81 | 89 |
| Price | 25% | 79 | 86 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 90 | 45 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 60 | 60 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 79/100 | 75/100 | 84/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GLM-5.3-FlashZ.ai (Zhipu) | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek | GPT-6 LunaOpenAI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 151.9 | 154.5 (best) | — |
| ECI rank | #42 of 148 | #32 of 148 (best) | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 90.2% | 91.0% (best) | 90.5% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 55.8% | 57.5% | 79.0% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 93.9% | 94.4% | 98.9% (best) |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | — | 33.6% | 41.4% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.10 (best) |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.28 (best) | $0.50 |
| Cached input | $0.03 | — | $0.01 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.237 | $0.175 (best) | $0.20 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 272K: $0.20 / $0.75 |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Median of 48 providers | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 384,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · high · max | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenMIT | Proprietary |
| API model ID | glm-5.3-flash | — | gpt-6-luna |
| API providers | 65 (best) | 49 | 24 |
| Released | Aug 26, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | May 2025 | May 18, 2026 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- GLM-5.3-Flash$2.50
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$1.96
- GPT-6 Luna$2.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or GPT-6 Luna?
GPT-6 Luna is the better all-round choice, scoring 84/100 against GLM-5.3-Flash (79) and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (75). It leads on capability. GLM-5.3-Flash wins on inputs & features. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%. Capability uses the average of shared benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 and OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025), because GPT-6 Luna has no Capabilities Index score yet.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or GPT-6 Luna?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper at $0.14 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (median across 48 API providers). GPT-6 Luna costs $0.10 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price); GLM-5.3-Flash costs $0.15 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 versus $0.20 for GPT-6 Luna (1.1× as much) and $0.237 for GLM-5.3-Flash (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Not every model here has a Capabilities Index score, so we compare the average of shared benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 and OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025): GPT-6 Luna 89.4%, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 81.0% and GLM-5.3-Flash 79.9%. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 91.0%, GPT-6 Luna 90.5%, GLM-5.3-Flash 90.2%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — GPT-6 Luna 79.0%, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 57.5%, GLM-5.3-Flash 55.8%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — GPT-6 Luna 98.9%, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 94.4%, GLM-5.3-Flash 93.9%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and GPT-6 Luna yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, GPT-6 Luna leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Luna has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 1,000,000 for GLM-5.3-Flash and 1,000,000 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731. Maximum output per response: GLM-5.3-Flash up to 131,072, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 up to 384,000, GPT-6 Luna up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-5.3-Flash accepts text, images, PDFs and video; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 accepts text; GPT-6 Luna accepts text, images and PDFs. GLM-5.3-Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
GLM-5.3-Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; GPT-6 Luna is proprietary.
Which is newer?
GPT-6 Luna is the newest, released Sep 22, 2026. GLM-5.3-Flash came out Aug 26, 2026; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 came out Jul 31, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 May 2025, GPT-6 Luna May 18, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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