GLM 5 vs Kimi K2.5
Head to head on 26 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| Kimi K2.5 Moonshot AI | 68.3% | 1576elo | 74.9 | 27.9% | 78.9% | 95.4 | 13.2% | 43.7% | 78.5% | 10421 | 72.5% | 77.9% | 61.4% | 57.4% | 77.7% | 84.9% | 76.0% | 62.0% | 39.6% | 73 | 67.3% | 70.8% | 74.2% | 18.9% | 17.5% | 81.3% | 96.1 | 39.0% | - | 35.8% | - | 39.3% | 76.4% | 87.1 | 66.5% | 63.3% | 49.9% | - | 69.4 | 26.3% | 56.8% |
| GLM 5 Zai | 62.9% | 1598elo | 70.9 | 16.4% | 66.6% | 97.9 | 7.6% | 55.2% | 82.7% | 48395 | 71.2% | 73.6% | 67.9% | 55.3% | 77.5% | 83.5% | 69.1% | 65.2% | 38.3% | 73.3 | 69.7% | 72.8% | 70.0% | 39.4% | 23.4% | 97.4% | - | - | 7.9% | - | 24.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.12 | - | - | 56.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GLM 5 Zai | Kimi K2.5 Moonshot AI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GLM-5 is an AI model from Zai, released with open weights. | Kimi K2.5 is an AI model from Kimi. |
| Family | Glm | Kimi |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | open | closed |
| License | mit | Modified MIT |
| Released | 11 Feb 2026 | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Context | 204,800 | 262,144 |
| Input $/1M | $1.00 | $0.60 |
| Output $/1M | $3.20 | $3.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.120 | $0.100 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text | text, image |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | Zai | Moonshot AI |
| Reported scores | GPQA Diamond66.6% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)7.6% (AA) IFBench55.2% (AA) SciCode38.3% (AA) τ²-bench (Tau²-bench)97.4% (AA) | GPQA Diamond78.9% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)13.2% (AA) IFBench43.7% (AA) SciCode39.6% (AA) τ²-bench (Tau²-bench)81.3% (AA) |
FAQ
- Is GLM 5 or Kimi K2.5 better?
- Across the 26 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GLM 5 and Kimi K2.5 are level, winning 13 each. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GLM 5 and Kimi K2.5 compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GLM 5 scores 66.6% and Kimi K2.5 scores 78.9% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GLM 5 or Kimi K2.5?
- Kimi K2.5 is cheaper at $3.00 per million output tokens against $3.20 for GLM 5 - about 1.1x.
- When were GLM 5 and Kimi K2.5 released?
- GLM 5 was released 11 Feb 2026 by Zai. Kimi K2.5 was released 27 Jan 2026 by Moonshot AI.
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