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Kimi K2 Thinking vs GLM 4.5V

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window

GLM 4.5V wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Kimi K2 Thinking
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 4.5V
Context Window
Kimi K2 Thinking
Speed
GLM 4.5V

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.5VWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.47$0.60 Kimi K2 Thinking
Output (per 1M tokens)$2.00$1.80 GLM 4.5V
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.14$0.11 GLM 4.5V
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Kimi K2 Thinking is 5% cheaper overall.

Kimi K2 Thinking Providers

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GLM 4.5V Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Kimi K2 Thinking Wins
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GLM 4.5V Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.5VWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-12.7-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-10.8-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-15.3-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-75.1-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-57.3-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-35.2-
GLM 4.5V significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Kimi K2 Thinking
131,072
tokens
GLM 4.5V
65,536
tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking has a 50% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.5VWinner
Tokens/secondN/A33.7 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A28.78s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.5V
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.5V
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMoonshotaiZ-ai
ReleasedNov 2025Aug 2025

Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GLM 4.5V Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper input pricing at $0.47/M tokens. GLM 4.5V has cheaper output pricing at $1.80/M tokens.
GLM 4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 10.8, compared to Kimi K2 Thinking's score of N/A.
Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window, while GLM 4.5V has a 65,536 token context window.
Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision. GLM 4.5V supports vision.