Posts tagged thinking-controls

4 posts about thinking-controls.

• GLM 5.3 API Cost: Always Thinking, 2.5x Cheaper per Answer Than 5.2

  September 15, 2026 · glm-5.3 · glm · pricing · thinking-controls

  GLM 5.3 rejects thinking off and defaults to max: 33 of 33 right at $0.0047 per answer vs GLM 5.2's $0.0117. low saves 63% but misses 5. Flash costs a tenth.

• DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API Cost: Matches V4 Pro at 3-6x Less per Answer

  September 14, 2026 · deepseek-v4-1-flash · deepseek · pricing · thinking-controls

  Day four: 33 of 33 right like V4 Pro at 3 to 6x less per answer and 2.9x the speed. Thinking off breaks multi-step work; no-answer questions burn 16K tokens.

• DeepSeek V4 Pro GA vs Preview, Measured: 18-62% Less Thinking

  August 17, 2026 · deepseek-v4-pro · deepseek · pricing · thinking-controls

  deepseek-v4-pro-0813 vs the preview build on identical tasks: 18-62% fewer reasoning tokens, a fixed 8,192-token runaway, and a lost 'I don't know'.

• Gemini 3.7 Flash API Cost, Measured: Tasks Bill 2.5-8x Less Than 3.6

  August 15, 2026 · gemini-3-7-flash · gemini · pricing · thinking-controls

  Day-one probes of gemini-3.7-flash: half-price intro until Dec 31, thinking down 26-77% vs 3.6, off-switch gone, prefill 400s. Task bills drop 2.5-8x.