# GLM 5 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

GLM 5: $1.55 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.0875 per 1M blended tokens.

GLM 5: open weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in General LLM at #13 against #56.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Reasoning at #7 against #59.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Science at #17 against #47.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #68.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Long context at #8 against #55.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Factuality at #22 against #55.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GLM 5 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #47.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GLM 5 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Apr 2, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; 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).