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Kimi K2 Thinking vs ChatGLM-6B

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Z.ai
ChatGLM-6B
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIZ.ai
Release dateNov 6 2025Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
1T
6B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Timeline
Release gapChatGLM-6B shipped 968 days before Kimi K2 Thinking

Which is better: Kimi K2 Thinking or ChatGLM-6B?

Kimi K2 Thinking and ChatGLM-6B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. ChatGLM-6B shipped 968 days before Kimi K2 Thinking, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 Thinking has 1T parameters, while ChatGLM-6B has 6B.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2 Thinking and ChatGLM-6B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi K2 Thinking was released by Moonshot AI on Nov 6 2025.

ChatGLM-6B was released by Z.ai on Mar 14 2023.

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