Kimi K3 vs GLM-4.7
Moonshot AI Kimi K3 | Z.ai GLM-4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | Z.ai |
| Release date | Jul 16 2026 | Dec 22 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 2.8T | — |
Context window | 1M | 128k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | — | 73.8% |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | 67.5% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | 88.3% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.0Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? (Version 2.0 of the test.) Higher is better. | — | 41% |
Multi-step tool use MCP AtlasCan the AI chain together many tools and steps to complete one bigger task, rather than doing just a single thing? Higher is better. | 84.2% | — |
Professional tool use JobBenchTests the AI on professional workplace tasks that require using real work tools — the kind of multi-step jobs an office worker handles. Higher is better. | 52.9% | — |
Personal tool use Toolathlon-VerifiedTests how well the AI uses everyday personal tools and apps to get things done — a human-checked version of Toolathlon. Higher is better. | 73.2% | — |
Web browsing BrowseCompCan the AI browse the web and track down hard-to-find answers? Higher is better. | 91.2%Best | 52% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · no toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects, written so you can't just look up the answer. “No tools” means the AI answers on its own. Higher is better. | 43.5%Best | 24.8% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · with toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects. “With tools” means the AI is allowed to search the web or run code while answering. Higher is better. | 56%Best | 42.8% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 93.5%Best | 85.7% |
Knowledge work GDPval-AA v2economically valuable knowledge work (v2, re-based Elo) | 1668 | — |
Chart reasoning CharXiv ReasoningCan the AI read and reason about complex charts and figures, not just text? Higher is better. | 84.8% | — |
Multimodal reasoning MMMU-ProA tougher version of MMMU — college-level questions that mix images, diagrams, and text together. Higher is better. | 81.6% | — |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | — | 1440 |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GLM-4.7 shipped 206 days before Kimi K3 | |
Which is better: Kimi K3 or GLM-4.7?
Kimi K3 leads GLM-4.7 on 4 of the 4 benchmarks they both report (BrowseComp, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond). GLM-4.7 shipped 206 days before Kimi K3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 1M (Kimi K3) vs 128k (GLM-4.7).
On BrowseComp, Kimi K3 leads at 91.2% vs GLM-4.7 at 52%. On Humanity's Last Exam · no tools, Kimi K3 leads at 43.5% vs GLM-4.7 at 24.8%. On Humanity's Last Exam · with tools, Kimi K3 leads at 56% vs GLM-4.7 at 42.8%. On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K3 leads at 93.5% vs GLM-4.7 at 85.7%.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi K3 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 16 2026.
GLM-4.7 was released by Z.ai on Dec 22 2025.
Kimi K3 leads on Humanity's Last Exam · no tools — Kimi K3 43.5% vs GLM-4.7 24.8%.
Kimi K3 has a 1M context window; GLM-4.7 has 128k.