GLM 4.7 Flash vs DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite Instruct: the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run GLM 4.7 Flash (zai-org, 31.2B) and DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite Instruct (DeepSeek, 15.7B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

GLM 4.7 Flash vs DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite Instruct — cost comparison

GLM 4.7 FlashDeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite Instruct
Parameters31.2B15.7B
Context window202.8K163.8K
LicenseCommercial OKCommercial OK
VRAM to run~28 GB (Q4_K_M)~11 GB (Q4_K_M)
Rent a GPU$0.49/hr$0.26/hr
Your API key$0.35/1M (est.)$0.23/1M (est.)

Which should you pick?

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