GLM 5V Turbo vs Kimi K2.6
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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Wins 6 of 7 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Kimi K2.6 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 21 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software03Kimi K2.63 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Kimi K2.63 of 3 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Kimi K2.62 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video02Kimi K2.62 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Kimi K2.61 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Kimi K2.61 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Kimi K2.6 costs 5% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Kimi K2.6 pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+28.3points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+20.4points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+14.9points ahead
Where GLM 5V Turbo pulls ahead
- Real work tasks from 44 professionsGDPVal+14.4points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 21 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingKimi K2.6
- Terminal-Bench HardKimi K2.6 by 11.332.643.9+11.3
- LMArena · WebDevKimi K2.6 by 108 rating points14011509+108 rating
- SciCodeKimi K2.6 by 843.551.5+8
AgentsEven
- GDPValGLM 5V Turbo by 14.441.427+14.4
- OSWorld-VerifiedKimi K2.6 by 10.862.373.1+10.8
ReasoningKimi K2.6
- Humanity's Last ExamKimi K2.6 by 20.417.137.5+20.4
- GPQA DiamondKimi K2.6 by 10.280.991.1+10.2
- CritPtKimi K2.6 by 7.40.68+7.4
FactsKimi K2.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationKimi K2.6 by 28.331.259.5+28.3
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyKimi K2.6 by 3.329.332.6+3.3
Images and chartsKimi K2.6
- MMMU-ProKimi K2.6 by 6.672.879.4+6.6
- LMArena · VisionKimi K2.6 by 18 rating points12641282+18 rating
Following instructionsKimi K2.6
- IFBenchKimi K2.6 by 14.961.176+14.9
Other results7 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA Agentic IndexGLM 5V Turbo by 3961.122.1+39
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexKimi K2.6 by 25.636.261.8+25.6
- AA-OmniscienceKimi K2.6 by 24.6-19.35.3+24.6
- PinchBenchKimi K2.6 by 9.580.790.2+9.5
- Claw Eval (pass@3)Kimi K2.6 by 5.97580.9+5.9
- AA IntelligenceKimi K2.6 by 3.523.527+3.5
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)GLM 5V Turbo by 2.698.595.9+2.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, GLM 5V Turbo or Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 wins six of the seven areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. GLM 5V Turbo wins none. They are level on agents.
Which is better for coding?
Kimi K2.6. It wins 3 of the 3 coding tests both models report; GLM 5V Turbo wins none.
Which is cheaper?
GLM 5V Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 and $4.00. That makes Kimi K2.6 about 5% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 21 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 14 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.