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GLM 5.3 Prime vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is 4.3× cheaper than GLM 5.3 Prime at a 3:1 input:output mix ($0.99 vs $4.30 per million tokens).
Per 1M tokensZ.ai: GLM 5.3 PrimeDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Input$2.80$0.66
Output$8.80$1.98
Cached input$0.56$0.022
Blended 3:1$4.30$0.99
Context window1M1.0M
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2026August 12, 2026
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List prices from OpenRouter, refreshed hourly. Lower price and larger context highlighted.

What the same work costs on each

At list price, before batch or caching discounts.
WorkloadGLM 5.3 PrimeDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Difference
1,000 chat messages
1,000 input + 500 output tokens each
$7.20$1.65$5.55
1,000 RAG questions
8,000 input + 500 output tokens each
$26.80$6.27$20.53
100 coding-agent steps
30,000 input + 2,000 output tokens each, no caching
$10.16$2.38$7.78

Which one should you use?

Price is only half the decision: run both on a sample of your own prompts and compare quality, speed and failure rate. If DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is good enough for a task, it saves $5.55 per thousand chat messages. A common setup is to route easy requests to the cheaper model and keep GLM 5.3 Prime for the hard ones.

Both are available behind one OpenAI-compatible key through OpenRouter or a reseller, so switching is a one-line change. See where credits cost least today and how to cut the token bill.

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