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Kimi K2 Thinking vs GLM 4.6V

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

GLM 4.6V wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
GLM 4.6V
Benchmark Advantage
GLM 4.6V
Context Window
GLM 4.6V
Speed
GLM 4.6V

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.6VWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.47$0.30 GLM 4.6V
Output (per 1M tokens)$2.00$0.90 GLM 4.6V
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.14$0.05 GLM 4.6V
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GLM 4.6V is 47% cheaper overall.

Kimi K2 Thinking Providers

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GLM 4.6V Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Kimi K2 Thinking Wins
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GLM 4.6V Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.6VWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-17.1-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-11.1-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-26.3-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-75.2-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-56.6-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-41.1-
GLM 4.6V significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Kimi K2 Thinking
131,072
tokens
GLM 4.6V
131,072
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.6VWinner
Tokens/secondN/A22.9 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A4.51s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.6V
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKimi K2 ThinkingGLM 4.6V
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMoonshotaiZ-ai
ReleasedNov 2025Dec 2025

Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GLM 4.6V Modalities

Input
imagetextvideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

GLM 4.6V has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. GLM 4.6V has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
GLM 4.6V scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 11.1, compared to Kimi K2 Thinking's score of N/A.
Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window, while GLM 4.6V has a 131,072 token context window.
Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision. GLM 4.6V supports vision.