Model Comparison
GLM-4.5-Air vs Kimi K3Which is better in 2026?
Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: GLM-4.5-Air vs Kimi K3 — which is better?
GLM-4.5-Air (by Zhipu AI) and Kimi K3 (by Moonshot AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Kimi K3 is better at 3 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam). Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose GLM-4.5-Air if…
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose Kimi K3 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GLM-4.5-Air outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Kimi K3 is better at 3 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam).
Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Kimi K3 has 2694.0B more parameters than GLM-4.5-Air, making it 2541.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Kimi K3 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Kimi K3 specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Kimi K3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas GLM-4.5-Air does not.
Kimi K3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GLM-4.5-Air
Kimi K3
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GLM-4.5-Air was released on 2025-07-28, while Kimi K3 was released on 2026-07-16.
Kimi K3 is 12 months newer than GLM-4.5-Air.
Jul 28, 2025
12 months ago
Jul 16, 2026
1 weeks ago
11mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GLM-4.5-Air
View detailsZhipu AI
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Kimi K3
View detailsMoonshot AI
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GLM-4.5-Air and Kimi K3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about GLM-4.5-Air vs Kimi K3.