Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or GLM-4.6V?

GLM-4.6V, at $0.84 per million tokens against $1.45 for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, three parts input to one part output, read on 17 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus: $1.45 at NanoGPT. GLM-4.6V: $0.84 at ZenMux.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 7 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, Novita, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.

Which holds more context?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, at 164k tokens against 128k.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs GLM-4.6V.

model vs model · prices as of 17 Sept 2026

GLM-4.6V takes 3 of 5 rounds against DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.84 per million tokens against $1.45.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

$1.45/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at NanoGPT · $0.192 per 1,000 pages

164k context · tool calling · open weights

NanoGPT ↗

Z.aiwins 3 rounds

GLM-4.6V

$0.84/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at ZenMux · $0.109 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

ZenMux ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$0.27/M

$0.30/M

List price out (lower wins)

$1/M

$0.90/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$1.45/M at NanoGPT

$0.84/M at ZenMux

Standard price (lower wins)

$1.81/M

$1.80/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.192

$0.109

Context

164k tokens

128k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

not stated

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

22 Sept 2025

8 Dec 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

Providers selling both · 7

NanoGPT$1.45 / $1.80
Eden AI$1.76 / $1.80
Kilo Gateway$1.81 / $1.80
Nous Portal$1.81 / $1.80
Novita$1.81 / $1.80
OpenRouter$1.81 / $1.80
TrustedRouter$1.86 / $1.90

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus then GLM-4.6V, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

DeepSeek V3.1 TerminusNous Portal$0.22 / $0.80 $0.27 / $125% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
GLM-4.6VNous Portal$0.24 / $0.72 $0.30 / $0.9025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or GLM-4.6V?: GLM-4.6V, at $0.84 per million tokens against $1.45 for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, three parts input to one part output, read on 17 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus: $1.45 at NanoGPT. GLM-4.6V: $0.84 at ZenMux.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 7 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, Novita, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
Which holds more context?: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, at 164k tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 17 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.