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Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Updated July 31, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.

21 confirmed releases in the last 30 daystrack changes
GLM-5.2

Z.AI

62.9/100

Estimated · Public rank #41

90% interval 47.7–78.2

Kimi K2.7 Code

Moonshot AI

54.0/100

Estimated · Public rank #93

90% interval 42.2–65.8

GLM-5.2 has the higher public score estimate, 62.94 versus 54, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.

3 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    GLM-5.2

    GLM-5.2 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented

  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. GLM-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Kimi K2.7 Code has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback

Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.

    Confidence: limited

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shared results
3
GLM-5.2 only
15
Kimi K2.7 Code only
4
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.

Agentic

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
81.0
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
1 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Coding

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
62.1
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
1 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
Not measured
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Knowledge

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
59.6
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
2 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
95.9
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
2 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
Not measured
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
Not measured
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
GLM-5.2
Not measured
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

A shared-evidence shape is not available.

BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

GLM-5.2
$0.0036
Fits in one request
Kimi K2.7 Code
$0.00295
Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

GLM-5.2
$0.0832
Fits in one request
Kimi K2.7 Code
$0.0595
Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

GLM-5.2
$0.352
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Kimi K2.7 Code
$0.249
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate

Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower modeled cost

GLM-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Kimi K2.7 Code has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

GLM-5.2

1M

Kimi K2.7 Code

256K

API model ID

GLM-5.2

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

GLM-5.2

Not published

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not published

Documented inputs

GLM-5.2

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Documented outputs

GLM-5.2

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Provider availability

GLM-5.2

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

GLM-5.2

Reasoning

Kimi K2.7 Code

Reasoning

Weight access

GLM-5.2

Open Weight

Kimi K2.7 Code

Open Weight

License

GLM-5.2

Open Weight

Kimi K2.7 Code

Open Weight

Release date

GLM-5.2

2026-06-16

Kimi K2.7 Code

2026-06-12

If you already use one of these models
Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
GLM-5.2 has the higher public score estimate, 62.94 versus 54, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.0832 vs $0.0595. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.352 vs $0.249.
Context tradeoff
GLM-5.2 has the larger documented window (1M).

Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GLM-5.2
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.7 Code
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
Model the full break-even

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence22 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GLM-5.281%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    GLM-5.276.8%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code76%
    Source

    GLM-5.2 leads this result

  • Toolathlon

    GLM-5.248.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • ResearchClawBench

    GLM-5.220.7%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • Kimi Claw 24/7

    GLM-5.2
    Kimi K2.7 Code46.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Mark Verified

    GLM-5.2
    Kimi K2.7 Code81.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Pro

    GLM-5.262.1%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • NL2Repo

    GLM-5.248.9%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GLM-5.281.0%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • ProgramBench

    GLM-5.263.7%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code53.6%
    Source

    GLM-5.2 leads this result

  • cursorBench32

    Shared source
    GLM-5.255.0%
    Kimi K2.7 Code49.7%

    GLM-5.2 leads this result

  • Kimi Code Bench v2

    GLM-5.2
    Kimi K2.7 Code62.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MLS-Bench Lite

    GLM-5.2
    Kimi K2.7 Code35.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • CritPt

    GLM-5.220.9%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    GLM-5.291.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    GLM-5.291.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    GLM-5.254.7%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/o tools

    GLM-5.240.5%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • AIME26

    GLM-5.299.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Nov 2025

    GLM-5.294.4%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • HMMT Feb 2026

    GLM-5.292.5%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

  • MMAnswerBench

    GLM-5.291.0%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Not directly comparable

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, GLM-5.2 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

GLM-5.2 has the higher public score estimate, 62.94 versus 54, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5.2 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted coding basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a coding winner.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GLM-5.2 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.

Which costs less, GLM-5.2 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.0036 on GLM-5.2 and $0.00295 on Kimi K2.7 Code; repository review costs $0.0832 and $0.0595; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.352 and $0.249. GLM-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Kimi K2.7 Code has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, GLM-5.2 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

GLM-5.2 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 256K.

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Last updated July 31, 2026

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