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Kimi K2 Thinking vs GLM 5.1
Side-by-side specs, pricing & capabilities · Updated April 2026
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K Kimi K2 Thinking | G GLM 5.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Moonshot AI | Z.ai |
| OpenTools Score | 78 38.1 | |
| Family | Kimi | GLM |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Release Date | Nov 2025 | Apr 2026 |
| Context Window | 262K tokens | 203K tokens |
| Input Price | $0.60/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output Price | $2.50/M tokens | $3.15/M tokens |
| Pricing Notes | Cache read: $0.1500/M tokens | Cache read: $0.4750/M tokens |
| Capabilities | textcodeextended-thinking | textcode |
| Max Output | 262K tokens | 66K tokens |
| API Identifier | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | z-ai/glm-5.1 |
| View Kimi K2 Thinking | View GLM 5.1 |
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| Model | Input | Output | Total / mo | vs Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2 ThinkingCheapest | $0.60 | $1.25 | $1.85 | — |
| GLM 5.1 | $0.95 | $1.58 | $2.53 | +36% |
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking is a large language model from Moonshot AI. Supports up to 262,144 token context window. Available from $0.60/M input tokens.
Z.ai
GLM 5.1
GLM 5.1 is a large language model from Z.ai. Supports up to 202,752 token context window. Available from $0.95/M input tokens.
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