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Kimi Chat vs GLM-4.5-Air

Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
Z.ai
GLM-4.5-Air
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIZ.ai
Release dateOct 2023Jul 28 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
106B
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
59.8%
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 666 days before GLM-4.5-Air

Which is better: Kimi Chat or GLM-4.5-Air?

Kimi Chat and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi Chat shipped 666 days before GLM-4.5-Air, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi Chat is proprietary, while GLM-4.5-Air is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi Chat and GLM-4.5-Air don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.

GLM-4.5-Air was released by Z.ai on Jul 28 2025.

Kimi Chat is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI. GLM-4.5-Air is an open weight model released by Z.ai.

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