Models

GLM 5.2 vs Kimi K3

Compare GLM 5.2 from AI21 and Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

AI21GLM 5.2Moonshot AIKimi K3
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GLM 5.2
AI21 · text → text

GLM 5.2 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agent workflows, project-level software engineering,...

Input$1.1268$0.4282 /M
Output$3.9438$1.4986 /M
Cache read$0.2817$0.107 /M
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Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

Input$3 /M
Output$15 /M
Cache read$0.3 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GLM 5.2
Kimi K3
Input /M
$1.1268$0.428262%
$3
Output /M
$3.9438$1.498662%
$15
Cache read /M
$0.2817$0.10762%
$0.3
Context length
1,000,000
1,048,576
Max output
131,072
1,048,576
Time to First Token
0.8 s
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Throughput
107.3 tok/s
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Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GLM 5.2
$127$48.17 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5.2, Kimi K3?

GLM 5.2: $1.4986/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How large is each context window?

GLM 5.2 accepts 1,000,000 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 131,072 tokens on GLM 5.2 and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 5.2 accepts text input; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input.

Can I call GLM 5.2 and Kimi K3 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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