What is the difference between GLM 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking?

GLM 4.6 is developed by Zhipu AI while Kimi K2 Thinking is developed by Moonshot AI. GLM 4.6 has a 203K token context window vs Kimi K2 Thinking's 262K. in 21 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 88% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 54 challenges.

Which is better, GLM 4.6 or Kimi K2 Thinking?

Based on 21 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 88% of head-to-head matchups against Kimi K2 Thinking. GLM 4.6 is strongest in Reasoning, Image Generation, Web Design.

How much does GLM 4.6 cost compared to Kimi K2 Thinking?

GLM 4.6 costs $0.4/M input tokens and Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.6/M input tokens. GLM 4.6 is $0.20/M cheaper per input. GLM 4.6 also wins more often in community votes, making it the better value.

How are GLM 4.6 vs Kimi K2 Thinking votes collected on Rival?

Rival presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels. Voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one, eliminating brand bias. 21 votes have been collected for this pair across 54 challenges. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset.

What is the difference between GLM 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking?

GLM 4.6 is developed by Zhipu AI while Kimi K2 Thinking is developed by Moonshot AI. GLM 4.6 has a 203K token context window vs Kimi K2 Thinking's 262K. in 21 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 88% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 54 challenges.

Which is better, GLM 4.6 or Kimi K2 Thinking?

Based on 21 community votes on Rival, GLM 4.6 wins 88% of head-to-head matchups against Kimi K2 Thinking. GLM 4.6 is strongest in Reasoning, Image Generation, Web Design.

How much does GLM 4.6 cost compared to Kimi K2 Thinking?

GLM 4.6 costs $0.4/M input tokens and Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.6/M input tokens. GLM 4.6 is $0.20/M cheaper per input. GLM 4.6 also wins more often in community votes, making it the better value.

How are GLM 4.6 vs Kimi K2 Thinking votes collected on Rival?

Rival presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels. Voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one, eliminating brand bias. 21 votes have been collected for this pair across 54 challenges. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset.

Updated Nov 2025

GLM 4.6vsKimi K2 Thinking

GLM 4.6 wins 88% of 21 blind community votes against Kimi K2 Thinking on Rival.

GLM 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	GLM 4.6	Kimi K2 Thinking
Win rate	88%	13%
Input price	$0.4/M tokens	$0.6/M tokens
Output price	$1.75/M tokens	$2.5/M tokens
Context window	203K tokens	262K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Nov 2025
LiveCodeBench	82.8%	State-of-the-art

Our Verdict

GLM 4.6Winner

Kimi K2 ThinkingRunner-up

Pick GLM 4.6. In 21 blind votes, GLM 4.6 wins 88% of the time. That's not luck.

GLM 4.6 wins 3 categories, Web Design by the widest margin.

Clear winner

What do GLM 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking say about your brand?

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 4.6

Input

$0.40

1.5× cheaper

Output

$1.75

1.4× cheaper

Kimi K2 Thinking

Input

$0.60

Output

$2.50

GLM 4.6 is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.4× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

48%

GLM 4.6 uses 17.9x more emoji

GLM 4.6

Kimi K2 Thinking

52%Vocabulary57%

14wSentence Length26w

0.29Hedging0.36

5.2Bold5.8

3.2Lists6.0

0.18Emoji0.00

0.57Headings0.56

0.09Transitions0.06

Based on 22 + 14 text responses

Research

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Updated Nov 2025

GLM 4.6vsKimi K2 Thinking

GLM 4.6 wins 88% of 21 blind community votes against Kimi K2 Thinking on Rival.

GLM 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	GLM 4.6	Kimi K2 Thinking
Win rate	88%	13%
Input price	$0.4/M tokens	$0.6/M tokens
Output price	$1.75/M tokens	$2.5/M tokens
Context window	203K tokens	262K tokens
Released	Sep 2025	Nov 2025
LiveCodeBench	82.8%	State-of-the-art

Our Verdict

GLM 4.6Winner

Kimi K2 ThinkingRunner-up

Pick GLM 4.6. In 21 blind votes, GLM 4.6 wins 88% of the time. That's not luck.

GLM 4.6 wins 3 categories, Web Design by the widest margin.

Clear winner

What do GLM 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GLM 4.6

Input

$0.40

1.5× cheaper

Output

$1.75

1.4× cheaper

Kimi K2 Thinking

Input

$0.60

Output

$2.50

GLM 4.6 is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.4× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

48%

GLM 4.6 uses 17.9x more emoji

GLM 4.6

Kimi K2 Thinking

52%Vocabulary57%

14wSentence Length26w

0.29Hedging0.36

5.2Bold5.8

3.2Lists6.0

0.18Emoji0.00

0.57Headings0.56

0.09Transitions0.06

Based on 22 + 14 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

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GLM 4.6 vs Ox AlphaNew provider

GLM 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4New provider

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