Model comparison
GLM 5.1 TEE vs Kimi K2.5 TEE
Price history, scores and specs for both models, line by line. Every value shows where it came from and when we last confirmed it.
Tee
GLM 5.1 TEE
Flagship GLM model for hybrid reasoning, coding, and agentic engineering.
Kimi model for long-context chat, coding, and agentic reasoning.
Quick take
Where each one leads
- Kimi K2.5 TEE costs less to send text to: $0.532 per million tokens, against $1.33 per million tokens for GLM 5.1 TEE.
- Kimi K2.5 TEE costs less per word it writes: $3.33 per million tokens, against $4.18 per million tokens for GLM 5.1 TEE.
- Kimi K2.5 TEE reads more at once: 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 tokens.
- GLM 5.1 TEE scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 26.1 to 23.5.
- GLM 5.1 TEE scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Coding Index: 55.8 to 46.8.
- More people run Kimi K2.5 TEE through OpenRouter than GLM 5.1 TEE right now.
Each line comes from a checked value in the tables below. Pick on your workload: price and usage matter for high volume, context and scores for long documents and agent loops.
Price history
Prices side by side, day by day
- GLM 5.1 TEE
- Kimi K2.5 TEE
- GLM 5.1 TEE
- Kimi K2.5 TEE
Prices are the listed OpenRouter base rates in US dollars. A day we could not confirm is left out of the line, never filled in.
Price
What each one costs now
| Measure | GLM 5.1 TEE | Kimi K2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.33 per million tokens | $0.532 per million tokens Leads |
| Output price | $4.18 per million tokens | $3.33 per million tokens Leads |
Scores
Benchmarks, with source and date
| Measure | GLM 5.1 TEE | Kimi K2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 26.1 Leads | 23.5 |
| Artificial Analysis Coding Index | 55.8 Leads | 46.8 |
| Artificial Analysis Agentic Index | 23.9 | Not checked yet |
| LMArena text rating (Elo) | 1,463 Leads | 1,445 |
| LMArena web development rating (Elo) | 1,508 Leads | 1,436 |
| LMArena vision rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,269 |
| Design Arena rating (Elo) | 1,366 Leads | 1,245 |
Specs
Context, modalities and tool use
| Measure | GLM 5.1 TEE | Kimi K2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 204,800 tokens | 262,144 tokens Leads |
| Reads | Text | Text, Images |
| Writes | Text | Text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| Listed since | 7 Apr 2026 | 27 Jan 2026 |
Usage
How much each one is used
| Measure | GLM 5.1 TEE | Kimi K2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Tokens served on OpenRouter in a day | 2.7B (for 10 Nov 2026) | 3.8B Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Requests on OpenRouter in a day | 203.1K (for 10 Nov 2026) | 261.6K Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Tool calls on OpenRouter in a day | 20.6K (for 10 Nov 2026) | 46.7K Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Token usage, last 7 days | Down 1% on the week before (for 10 Nov 2026) | Up 5% on the week before Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
- GLM 5.1 TEE
- Kimi K2.5 TEE
How this works
One link, either order
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