GLM 5.2 vs Kimi K3
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.
GLM 5.2
It used to be. Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev.
Kimi K3
Yes. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (open weights). Not the overall leader.
| Category | GLM 5.2 | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #28 · #28 in General LLM Margin 14.893617021276597 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #13 · #13 in General LLM Margin 6.914893617021278 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #33 · #33 in Reasoning Margin 18.085106382978722 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #7 · #7 in Reasoning Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #23 · #23 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jun 16, 2026 | #17 · #17 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Scale Labs leaderboards · Oct 14, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | #25 · #25 in Coding › Web dev Margin 19.200000000000003 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #12 · Was SOTA · Coding › Web dev Margin 8.799999999999997 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #28 · #28 in Long context Margin 14.893617021276597 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #8 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | — | #22 · #22 in Vision Margin 60.526315789473685 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
| Factuality | #35 · #35 in Factuality Margin 20.930232558139537 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #22 · #22 in Factuality Margin 13.372093023255815 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #29 · #29 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jun 16, 2026 | #8 · #8 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
GLM 5.2: $1.7799999999999998 per 1M blended tokens.
Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.
GLM 5.2: open weights.
Kimi K3: open weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in General LLM at #13 against #28.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Reasoning at #7 against #33.
Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Science at #17 against #23.
Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #25.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Long context at #8 against #28.
Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Factuality at #22 against #35.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #29.
GLM 5.2 or Kimi K3?
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.2 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.
GLM 5.2 or Kimi K3 for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in General LLM at #13 against #28.
GLM 5.2 or Kimi K3 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Reasoning at #7 against #33.
GLM 5.2 or Kimi K3 for Science?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.2 in Science at #17 against #23.