# GLM 5.3 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 6 shared categories.

GLM 5.3: $1.275 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5.3: open weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.3 in General LLM at #13 against #24.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.3 in Reasoning at #7 against #19.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.3 in Science at #17 against #28.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.3 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #20.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.3 in Long context at #8 against #31.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5.3 in Factuality at #22 against #31.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5.3 is tied for state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 13, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 is tied for state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 13, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).