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Kimi K2 Thinking vs GLM-4-9B

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Z.ai
GLM-4-9B
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIZ.ai
Release dateNov 6 2025Jun 5 2024
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
1T
9B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Timeline
Release gapGLM-4-9B shipped 519 days before Kimi K2 Thinking

Which is better: Kimi K2 Thinking or GLM-4-9B?

Kimi K2 Thinking and GLM-4-9B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GLM-4-9B shipped 519 days before Kimi K2 Thinking, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 Thinking has 1T parameters, while GLM-4-9B has 9B.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2 Thinking and GLM-4-9B 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.

GLM-4-9B was released by Z.ai on Jun 5 2024.

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