GLM 5V Turbo vs Kimi K2 Thinking
Updated October 21, 2026. 8 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick Kimi K2 Thinking for coding: it scores 63.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 28.8 for GLM 5V Turbo.
Pick GLM 5V Turbo when what matters is Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 8
- GLM 5V Turbo only
- 57
- Kimi K2 Thinking only
- 22
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking scores 63.4 against 28.8.
One benchmark behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 23.5 against 22.0.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Kimi K2 Thinking has a GPQA Diamond result, 78.5%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Kimi K2 Thinking has a AIME result, 85.4%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Kimi K2 Thinking has a MMLU Pro result, 81.1%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM 5V Turbo leads, 1230 against 1113.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking takes 262K tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking
GLM 5V Turbo $0.0032, Kimi K2 Thinking $0.0019 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Kimi K2 Thinking has the number, $0.61.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5V Turbo 28.8 from 1 benchmark, Kimi K2 Thinking 63.4 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Web design, 14.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: websites: GLM 5V Turbo 1230 against Kimi K2 Thinking 1113, 14.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GLM 5V Turbo $4.00 against Kimi K2 Thinking $2.50 per million output tokens, 1.6x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5V Turbo takes 203K tokens, Kimi K2 Thinking 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GLM 5V Turbo | Bars | Kimi K2 Thinking | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 2 | ||
| Web design | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 4 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 63.4% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1402 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 63.1% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 60.2% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 85.3% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 32.6% | 31.1% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 35.7% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 42.8% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 597.5 | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1466 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1460 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1386 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1356 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1425 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 23.5 | 22.0 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 145.8 | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1124 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1149 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1134 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1267 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 957 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1102 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1120 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1152 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 98.5% | 93.0% | GLM 5V Turbo |
| METR time horizons | Not measured | 59.2% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 78.5% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 80.9% | 83.8% | Kimi K2 Thinking |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 17.1% | 23.8% | Kimi K2 Thinking |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1443 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1453 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1456 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1286 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1273 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | Not measured | 85.4% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | Not measured | 90.2% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 94.7 | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 94.7% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1442 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1447 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 81.1% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 80.2% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.7% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 60.6% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 71.7% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | Not measured | 92.6% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 84.8% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1448 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1433 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1436 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1435 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1230 | 1113 | GLM 5V Turbo |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1213 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1219 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1202 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1209 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1228 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1151 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1118 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 61.1% | 68.1% | Kimi K2 Thinking |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 70.3% | 72.0% | Kimi K2 Thinking |
| CL-bench | Not measured | 17.6% | Only Kimi K2 Thinking measured |
| LMArena Text | 1437 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1423 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1417 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1454 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1420 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1491 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1422 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1397 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1443 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1452 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1432 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1432 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1431 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1438 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1420 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1407 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1274 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1329 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1270 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1268 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1241 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1252 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | Not measured | Only GLM 5V Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GLM 5V Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Z.ai GLM 5V Turbo | MoonshotAI Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | Moonshot AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | April 1, 2026 | November 6, 2025 |
| Context window | 203K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.60 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.00 | $2.50 |
| Coding index | 28.8 | 63.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.61 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5V Turbo better than Kimi K2 Thinking for coding?
Pick Kimi K2 Thinking for coding: it scores 63.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 28.8 for GLM 5V Turbo. Pick GLM 5V Turbo when what matters is Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5V Turbo or Kimi K2 Thinking?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.60 and $2.50. Cost per solved task is known for Kimi K2 Thinking only.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5V Turbo or Kimi K2 Thinking?
Kimi K2 Thinking, with 262K tokens against 203K.
How many benchmarks is the GLM 5V Turbo vs Kimi K2 Thinking comparison based on?
8 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GLM 5V Turbo's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Kimi K2 Thinking's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.