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Model comparison

GLM-5.1 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

67.74/100
Margin
12.7pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
55/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GLM-5.1 #18 (Supported); Kimi K2.7 Code #87 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GLM-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code share 17 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 19 results are unique to GLM-5.1; 6 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
17
GLM-5.1 only
19
Kimi K2.7 Code only
6
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GLM-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 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.

GLM-5.1 is priced at $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.7 Code. Kimi K2.7 Code has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 203K for GLM-5.1.

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-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryGLM-5.1ΔKimi K2.7 Code
AgenticGLM-5.165.4MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
CodingGLM-5.161.3MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
KnowledgeGLM-5.152.3MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MathGLM-5.162.0MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGLM-5.1$1.4 input / $4.4 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.7 Code has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGLM-5.1Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGLM-5.1Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGLM-5.1203KKimi K2.7 Code256KKimi K2.7 Code lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.5%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 68%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource 70.6%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 71.8%76%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CyberGymSource 68.7%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 62.3%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 29.9%29.6%GLM-5.1 leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 97.7%90.1%GLM-5.1 leads
GDPval-AASource 37.8%34.3%GLM-5.1 leads
Gert LabsSource 60.11%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 12571187GLM-5.1 leads
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.2%Not comparable
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
SWE-bench ProSource 58.4%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 42.7%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 62.7%Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource 31.46%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 55.8%60.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-SciCodeSource 43.8%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
Reasoning
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 62.3%66.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 4.6%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
GPQA-DSource 86.2%Not comparable
HLESource 52.3%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 40.2%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 86.8%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 28.0%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 1.9%-10.7%GLM-5.1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.2%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 29.4%80.3%GLM-5.1 leads
Math
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AIME26Source 95.3%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source 94.0%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 82.6%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 83.8%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 33.448%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 12.500%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 13051302GLM-5.1 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGLM-5.1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 76.3%63.1%GLM-5.1 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GLM-5.1 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-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

GLM-5.1: $1.40 input / $4.40 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-5.1
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even264M/day
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 23, 2026

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