DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 vs Zai Org Glm 4.7
DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 vs Zai Org Glm 4.7: DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 is cheaper by 25% on average. DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 from Together AI (128,000-token context, reasoning, tool calls) vs. Zai Org Glm 4.7 from Together AI (200,000-token context, reasoning, tool calls). Use Agent Command Center to A/B both in shadow mode and pick the winner per workload.
Side-by-side cost
Live workload comparison
Same workload run through both models. The cheaper one is highlighted.
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At this workload, Zai Org Glm 4.7 is 13% cheaper than DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 — a savings of $50.22/month ($603/year).
Crossover: Zai Org Glm 4.7 is cheaper when output/input ≤ 0.50 (input-heavy workloads — RAG, retrieval). DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 wins above (long-form generation).
Current workload ratio: 0.13 (400/3000)
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
model: zai-org-glm-4-7
provider: together-ai
fallback:
model: deepseek-ai-deepseek-v3-1
provider: together-ai
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 } # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live| DeepSeek AI DeepSeek v3.1 | Zai Org Glm 4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.600/M | $0.450/M |
| Output price | $1.70/M | $2.00/M |
| Context window | 128,000 | 200,000 |
| Max output | 16,384 | 200,000 |
| Function calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | — | — |
| Audio input | — | — |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prompt caching | — | — |
| Structured output | — | — |
| Pricing verified | May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |