Kimi-VL vs GLM-4.6
Moonshot AI Kimi-VL | Z.ai GLM-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | Z.ai |
| Release date | Apr 2025 | Sep 30 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 16B | 355B |
Context window | — | 200k |
| 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. | — | 68% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi-VL shipped 182 days before GLM-4.6 | |
Which is better: Kimi-VL or GLM-4.6?
Kimi-VL and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-VL shipped 182 days before GLM-4.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi-VL has 16B parameters, while GLM-4.6 has 355B.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-VL and GLM-4.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi-VL was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 2025.
GLM-4.6 was released by Z.ai on Sep 30 2025.