Model comparison
GLM-5V-Turbo vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher in 5 categories and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 40.6.
- Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 45.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 200K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1401 | 1322 |
| LMArena Coding | 1466 | 1454 |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1428 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | 1429 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 83.1% |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1452 | 1439 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.2% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | 1456 |
| LMArena French | 1444 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1423 | 1390 |
| LMArena Korean | 1396 | 1330 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | 1406 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1357 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1423 | 1403 |
Long Context Too close to call
GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1438 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1374 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | 1414 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 43.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-5V-Turbo or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
GLM-5V-Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 38.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.