API cost decision in 10 seconds

GLM 4.7 Flash vs DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1

Pick GLM 4.7 Flash when budget and context both matter.

Pricing data updated: 2026-05-26T11:08:00Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick GLM 4.7 Flash when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, GLM 4.7 Flash is estimated at $0.26 vs $0.39 for DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1, saving $0.12 (32.5% lower).

Cost-first pickGLM 4.7 Flash

Context-first pickGLM 4.7 Flash

Sample savings$0.1232.5%

10x traffic gap$1.25

GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $1.25. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

GLM 4.7 Flash stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	GLM 4.7 Flash	DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	GLM 4.7 Flash	$0.5	$0.93
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	GLM 4.7 Flash	$0.46	$0.64
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	GLM 4.7 Flash	$2.06	$2.63

Cheaper input GLM 4.7 Flash $0.06 vs $0.135 / 1M

GLM 4.7 Flash is $0.08 cheaper per 1M input tokens (55.6% lower; 2.25x difference).

Cheaper output GLM 4.7 Flash $0.4 vs $0.5 / 1M

GLM 4.7 Flash is $0.1 cheaper per 1M output tokens (20% lower; 1.25x difference).

Larger context GLM 4.7 Flash 202.75K vs 131.07K

GLM 4.7 Flash has 71.68K more context (1.55x larger).

Sample workload GLM 4.7 Flash $0.26 vs $0.39

GLM 4.7 Flash is $0.12 cheaper on the standard workload (32.5% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

GLM 4.7 Flash has the lower input price; GLM 4.7 Flash has the lower output price; GLM 4.7 Flash offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, GLM 4.7 Flash is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.26 for GLM 4.7 Flash and $0.39 for DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1.

Best Fit

Choose GLM 4.7 Flash when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Choose DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, GLM 4.7 Flash is estimated at $0.26 vs $0.39 for DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1, saving $0.12 (32.5% lower).
GLM 4.7 Flash is $0.12 cheaper on the standard workload (32.5% lower).
GLM 4.7 Flash is $0.08 cheaper per 1M input tokens (55.6% lower; 2.25x difference).
GLM 4.7 Flash is $0.1 cheaper per 1M output tokens (20% lower; 1.25x difference).
GLM 4.7 Flash has 71.68K more context (1.55x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	GLM 4.7 Flash (Z.ai)	DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1 (Nex AGI)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$0.06	$0.135
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$0.4	$0.5
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$0.26	$0.39
Context Window	202.75K	131.07K
Release Date	2026-01-19	2025-12-08

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	GLM 4.7 Flash	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, GLM 4.7 Flash is estimated at $0.26 vs $0.39 for DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1, saving $0.12 (32.5% lower).
High-volume input processing	GLM 4.7 Flash	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	GLM 4.7 Flash	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	GLM 4.7 Flash	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

GLM 4.5 Air (free) can replace GLM 4.7 Flash when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
GLM 4 32B can replace GLM 4.7 Flash when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.15.

Larger context near this budget

Llama 4 Scout offers 10M context with $0.23 sample workload cost.
Owl Alpha offers 1.05M context with $0 sample workload cost.
DeepSeek V4 Flash offers 1.05M context with $0.2 sample workload cost.
DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) offers 1.05M context with $0 sample workload cost.

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