Z.AI: GLM 4.5 vs Kimi K2.6
Compare Z.AI: GLM 4.5 by Zhipu AI against Kimi K2.6 by Moonshot AI, context windows of 128K vs 262K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Z.AI: GLM 4.5
Kimi K2.6
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Z.AI: GLM 4.5
Input
$0.60
1.6× cheaper
Output
$2.20
1.8× cheaper
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
Output
$4.00
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 is cheaper on both — 1.6× input, 1.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
25%
Z.AI: GLM 4.5 uses 3.9x more emoji
Z.AI: GLM 4.5
Kimi K2.6
52%Vocabulary57%
14wSentence Length16w
0.49Hedging0.37
5.5Bold4.3
4.9Lists2.0
0.13Emoji0.03
0.68Headings0.53
0.20Transitions0.16
Based on 21 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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