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Model comparison

GLM-5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Z.AI
66.06/100
Margin
11.1pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
55/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GLM-5 #28 (Supported); Kimi K2.7 Code #87 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GLM-5 and Kimi K2.7 Code share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 36 results are unique to GLM-5; 10 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 18, 2026
Shared results
13
GLM-5 only
36
Kimi K2.7 Code only
10
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GLM-5 and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Kimi K2.7 Code is priced at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens for GLM-5. Kimi K2.7 Code has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for GLM-5.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GLM-5 and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryGLM-5ΔKimi K2.7 Code
AgenticGLM-556.2MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
CodingGLM-566.3MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
ReasoningGLM-560.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
KnowledgeGLM-566.4MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MathGLM-556.3MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MultilingualGLM-583.1MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
Inst. FollowingGLM-592.6MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGLM-5$1 input / $3.2 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputGLM-5 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGLM-574 tok/sKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGLM-51.64 sKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGLM-5200KKimi K2.7 Code256KKimi K2.7 Code lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 56.2%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 57.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 54.1%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 65.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 14.6%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 38%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 31.1%76%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
MCP-TasksSource 60.8%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 69.8%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 98.2%90.1%GLM-5 leads
CyberGymSource 43.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 50.99%Not comparable
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 29.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 34.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1187Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench Verified*Source 72.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 55.1%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 73.3%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 62.8%Not comparable
React Native EvalsSource 74.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 46.2%47.5%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi Code Bench v2Source 62.0%Not comparable
ProgramBenchSource 53.6%Not comparable
MLS-Bench LiteSource 35.1%Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 49.7%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 60.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
LongBench v2Source 60.8%Not comparable
AI-NeedleSource 63.3%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 63.3%66.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 2.0%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
GPQASource 86%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 86.0%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 66.8%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 85.7%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 85.8%Not comparable
HLESource 50.4%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.0%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 27.2%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 2.0%-10.7%GLM-5 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.9%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 34.0%80.3%GLM-5 leads
Math
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AIME26Source 95.8%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 93.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source 97.5%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 96.9%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 86.4%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 82.5%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 16.434%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.100%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
MMLU-ProXSource 83.1%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 55.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12801305Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGLM-5Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
IFEvalSource 92.6%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 72.3%63.1%GLM-5 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GLM-5 and Kimi K2.7 Code on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GLM-5 and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

GLM-5: $1.00 input / $3.20 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2.7 Code: $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

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

GLM-5
API / mo$3,150
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

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Last updated: July 18, 2026

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