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MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 vs Z.ai: GLM 5

Summary

The average score is effectively tied at 8.5 vs 8.6. GLM 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.372 vs $3.112. GLM 5 (medium) is faster at 33.54s vs 122.48s, with pass rates of 82.5% vs 82.5%.

Recommended modelGLM 5 (medium)It has the best score here (8.6), while costing about 8.4x less than Kimi K3 (max).

Last updated at: 2026-07-16

Metric	Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16	GLM 5 GLM 5 medium Release: 2026-02-12

Metric	Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16	GLM 5 GLM 5 medium Release: 2026-02-12
Score	8.5	8.6
Rank	#21	#20
Reliability	9.4	10.0
Consistency	9.2	8.5
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	82.5%	82.5%
Flaky tests	2	4
Total Runs	63	63
Cost per result	19.446	1.668
Total Cost	$3.112	$0.372
Input Price	$3.000 / 1M	$0.950 / 1M
Output Price	$15.000 / 1M	$3.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	34,916	35,224
Output Tokens	2,910	21,570
Reasoning Tokens	197,529	102,996
Response Time (avg)	122.48s	33.54s
Response Time (max)	766.58s	99.85s
Response Time (total)	2327.06s	435.99s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#21 MoonshotAI: Kimi K3

max

Cost: $0.281
Time: 506.9s
Tokens: 18,863 tok

#20 GLM 5

medium

Cost: $0.005
Time: 20.7s
Tokens: 2,068 tok

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Category Breakdown

Category:

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		10.24s	1,638	496	2,629
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		23.66s	555	480	7,056

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		325.79s	8,061	460	84,012
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		74.30s	7,254	2,997	52,930

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		223.03s	12,792	399	20,460
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		28.96s	12,804	662	3,242

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	7.3	5.8	83.3%	1		16.72s	7,839	354	2,606
GLM 5	7.1	5.6	83.3%	1		8.90s	5,508	567	3,734

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	5.9	7.2	55.6%	1		490.14s	794	80	83,180
GLM 5	3.5	4.4	33.3%	2		0ms	260	13,176	14,137

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		14.91s	732	191	871
GLM 5	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		14.69s	477	2,020	2,248

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.66s	1,179	147	1,119
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.25s	636	1,001	2,129

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.36s	1,416	495	1,368
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		11.33s	609	33	4,076

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		0ms	0	0	0
GLM 5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.93s	6,935	233	994

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		19.67s	465	288	1,284
GLM 5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		67.37s	186	401	12,450

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