Model comparison
GLM-4.6V vs Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.7 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.6V costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.6's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6V scores higher in 1 category and Kimi K2.6 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2.6 leads 54.0 to 38.0.
- GLM-4.6V is cheaper at $0.30 / $0.90 per million input/output tokens, against $0.95 / $4 for Kimi K2.6.
- Kimi K2.6 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 47.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-08 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.95 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.90 | $4 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 51 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 40.9 (#128), Kimi K2.6: 50.7 (#43)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1390 | 1488 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1509 |
| SciCode | — | 53.5% |
| WeirdML | — | 55.9% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,093 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Kimi K2.6: 21.9 (#137)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| OSWorld 2.0 | — | 4.6% |
| ExploitBench | — | 18.4% |
| GBAEval | — | 0.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 12% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 6,205 |
Reasoning Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 27.6 (#115), Kimi K2.6: 40.5 (#55)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1368 | 1470 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 87.2% |
| CritPt | — | 8% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 2.4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 90.9% |
| LMCA | — | 37.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 151.05 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-4.6V: —, Kimi K2.6: 57.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 57.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 25.6% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 72.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 96.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 16% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1475 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 39% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 38.0 (#149), Kimi K2.6: 54.0 (#54)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1371 | 1491 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 90.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 34.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.8% |
Multimodal GLM-4.6V leads
GLM-4.6V: 34.8 (#90), Kimi K2.6: 31.6 (#103)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | 1283 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 3.9% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 21.7% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1451 |
Multilingual Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 48.6 (#141), Kimi K2.6: 54.9 (#37)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1359 | 1446 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | 1521 |
| LMArena Russian | 1340 | 1446 |
| LMArena French | — | 1471 |
| LMArena German | — | 1450 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1443 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1427 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1464 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 71.4 (#151), Kimi K2.6: 76.3 (#43)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1352 | 1451 |
Long Context Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 41.3 (#143), Kimi K2.6: 44.9 (#52)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1358 | 1468 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.6 leads
GLM-4.6V: 56.6 (#137), Kimi K2.6: 68.5 (#26)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.6V | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1377 | 1455 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1347 | 1434 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1360 | 1453 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1725 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1202 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.6V better than Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.7 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index. GLM-4.6V costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.6's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6V or Kimi K2.6?
GLM-4.6V is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.6 lists at $0.95 and $4.
Is GLM-4.6V or Kimi K2.6 better for coding?
Kimi K2.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.7 versus 40.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kimi K2.6 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6V and Kimi K2.6 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6V has 12 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.6 has 51.