Coding GLM 5
Z.AI · text → text
Only supports OpenAI-compatible formats.
Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
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Kimi K3
Coding GLM 5 vs Kimi K3
Compare Coding GLM 5 from Z.AI and Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text
Kimi K3 is Kimi’s flagship model for long-horizon coding and end-to-end knowledge work, with a 1M-token context window and industry-leading intelligence.
Input$2.84 /M
Output$14.2 /M
Cache read$0.284 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Coding GLM 5
Kimi K3
Input /M
$0.06
$2.84
Output /M
$0.22
$14.2
Cache read /M
-
$0.284
Context length
200,000
1,048,576
Max output
131,072
1,048,576
Time to First Token
9.8 s
0.6 s
Throughput
6.2 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
February 12, 2026
July 16, 2026
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
coding-glm-5kimi-k3
Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
coding-glm-5kimi-k3
1420146015001540
Overall
14571487
Coding
14981498
Math
14431443
Hard prompts
14781478
Instruction following
14471447
Multi-turn
14731473
Creative writing
14461446
Longer query
14701470
Chinese
15241524
English
14711471
WebDev Arena
coding-glm-5kimi-k3
1400148015601640
Overall
14301655
React
14211421
HTML
14431443
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Coding GLM 5
$6.90 /mo
Kimi K3
$383 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Coding GLM 5, Kimi K3?
Coding GLM 5: $0.22/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $14.2/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Kimi K3: 0.6s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
Coding GLM 5 accepts 200,000 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 131,072 tokens on Coding GLM 5 and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and Coding GLM 5 at 6.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding GLM 5 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Coding GLM 5 and Kimi K3 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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