Model comparison
GLM-4.5V vs Kimi K2.5 Instant
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 0 categories and Kimi K2.5 Instant in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 52.5.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 43.6 |
| Released | 2025-08-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 64K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1484 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1404 |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1443 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1442 |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1440 |
Multimodal Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | 1254 |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1406 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1404 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | — | 1403 |
| LMArena German | — | 1413 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1378 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1430 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1435 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1381 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1427 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5V better than Kimi K2.5 Instant?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5V or Kimi K2.5 Instant better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Kimi K2.5 Instant share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18.