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Kimi-Dev vs GLM-4-Plus

Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Z.ai
GLM-4-Plus
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIZ.ai
Release dateJun 2025Aug 29 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4-Plus shipped 276 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Kimi-Dev or GLM-4-Plus?

Kimi-Dev and GLM-4-Plus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4-Plus shipped 276 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-Dev is open weight, while GLM-4-Plus is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-Dev and GLM-4-Plus don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.

GLM-4-Plus was released by Z.ai on Aug 29 2024.

Kimi-Dev is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. GLM-4-Plus is a proprietary model released by Z.ai.

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