Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 and Zhipu AI's GLM-5.1 compared on specs, pricing, and capabilities — as configured in AI Crucible ensembles.
| Specification | Kimi K2.6 | GLM-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Zhipu AI |
| API model ID | kimi-k2.6 | zai-org/GLM-5.1 |
| Description | Moonshot AI's latest flagship native multimodal agentic model with deep reasoning and 256K context. | Z.AI's most advanced GLM model, optimized for long-horizon agentic tasks with interleaved reasoning. |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 203K tokens |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 | 65,536 |
| Input cost ($/1M tokens) | $1.14 | $1.68 |
| Output cost ($/1M tokens) | $4.80 | $5.28 |
| Cache read cost ($/1M tokens) | $0.19 | - |
| Latency | medium | medium |
| Reasoning model | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | No |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
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