GLM 5 vs Kimi K3
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.
GLM 5
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 | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #56 · #56 in General LLM Margin 29.787234042553195 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #13 · #13 in General LLM Margin 6.914893617021278 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #59 · #59 in Reasoning Margin 31.914893617021278 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 | #47 · #47 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 11, 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 | #68 · #68 in Coding › Web dev Margin 53.6 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #12 · Was SOTA · Coding › Web dev Margin 8.799999999999997 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #55 · #55 in Long context Margin 29.255319148936167 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 | #55 · #55 in Factuality Margin 32.55813953488372 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #22 · #22 in Factuality Margin 13.372093023255815 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #47 · #47 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 11, 2026 | #8 · #8 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
GLM 5: $1.55 per 1M blended tokens.
Kimi K3: $4.4625 per 1M blended tokens.
GLM 5: open weights.
Kimi K3: open weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in General LLM at #13 against #56.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Reasoning at #7 against #59.
Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Science at #17 against #47.
Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #68.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Long context at #8 against #55.
Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Factuality at #22 against #55.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #47.
GLM 5 or Kimi K3?
As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.
GLM 5 or Kimi K3 for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in General LLM at #13 against #56.
GLM 5 or Kimi K3 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Reasoning at #7 against #59.
GLM 5 or Kimi K3 for Science?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Science at #17 against #47.