Model comparison
GLM-4.5 vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5 scores higher in 3 categories and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo in 5 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 35.5.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 45.4 |
| Released | 2025-07-27 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 98K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 41.1 (#121), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1434 | 1454 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 54.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1322 |
| WeirdML | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 344.82 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.52 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-4.5: 27.7 (#99), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1430 | 1428 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-4.5: 36.3 (#119), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1429 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 83.1% |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-4.5: 35.5 (#172), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1433 | 1439 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.2% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 11.3% | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.5 leads
GLM-4.5: 53.0 (#74), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1457 |
| LMArena French | 1423 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1406 | 1390 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1416 | 1356 |
| LMArena Korean | 1382 | 1329 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1390 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1454 | 1407 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
GLM-4.5: 74.3 (#100), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1403 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-4.5: 38.2 (#196), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | 1415 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 58.3% | — |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-4.5: 57.7 (#121), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5 | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1430 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1395 | 1373 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1415 | 1414 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.4% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1343 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5 better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5 or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
GLM-4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.1 versus 38.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5 and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.