AI model comparison
GLM 5V Turbo vs Kimi K2.5
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Z.ai
GLM 5V Turbo
GLM-5V-Turbo is Z.ai’s first native multimodal agent foundation model, built for vision-based coding and agent-driven tasks.
- Input / 1M
- $1.20
- Output / 1M
- $4
- Context
- 203K
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's native multimodal model, delivering state-of-the-art visual coding capability and a self-directed agent swarm paradigm.
- Input / 1M
- $0.45
- Output / 1M
- $2.25
- Context
- 262K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Kimi K2.5
2.2x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Tie
23.5 vs 23.5 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Kimi K2.5
262K vs 203K tokens
Newer release
GLM 5V Turbo
Released April 1, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Coding index
Agentic index
Pricing
GLM 5V Turbo vs Kimi K2.5 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.20 | $0.45 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $4 | $2.25 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.24 | $0.07 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 203K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 131K tokens | 236K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text, Video | Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | April 1, 2026 | January 27, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Not supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Not supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
Keep exploring
More on these models
Other head-to-heads, the full model page, and the alternatives list for each model.
Our take
Kimi K2.5 is 2.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Kimi K2.5 has the larger context window (262K vs 203K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM 5V Turbo or Kimi K2.5 cheaper?
Kimi K2.5 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Kimi K2.5 costs $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $2.25 per 1M output tokens, while GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, GLM 5V Turbo or Kimi K2.5?
Kimi K2.5 supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 203K for GLM 5V Turbo.
Is GLM 5V Turbo smarter than Kimi K2.5?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, GLM 5V Turbo scores 23.5 and Kimi K2.5 scores 23.5, putting GLM 5V Turbo ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use GLM 5V Turbo and Kimi K2.5 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see GLM 5V Turbo and Kimi K2.5 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to GLM 5V Turbo and Kimi K2.5 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.