Models

GLM 5 Turbo vs Kimi K3

Output tokens cost $4.00 per million on GLM 5 Turbo and $15.00 per million on Kimi K3. Input tokens cost $1.20 per million on GLM 5 Turbo and $3.00 per million on Kimi K3. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.24 per million on GLM 5 Turbo and $0.30 per million on Kimi K3. Context lengths are 202,752 tokens on GLM 5 Turbo and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 8.9s on GLM 5 Turbo and 0.9s on Kimi K3. Measured output throughput is 21.6 tok/s on GLM 5 Turbo and 73.1 tok/s on Kimi K3. On the LMArena coding leaderboard GLM 5 Turbo scores 1496 and Kimi K3 scores 1531.

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GLM 5 Turbo
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5-Turbo is a foundational model deeply optimized for the OpenClaw scenario. From the training stage it has been specifically optimized for the core requirements of OpenClaw tasks, enhancing key capabilities such as tool invocation, instruction following, scheduled and persistent tasks, and long-chain execution.

Input$1.20 /M
Output$4.00 /M
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Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

Kimi K3 is Kimi’s flagship model for long-horizon coding and end-to-end knowledge work, with a 1M-token context window and industry-leading intelligence.

Input$3.00 /M
Output$15.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GLM 5 Turbo
Kimi K3
Input /M
$1.20
$3.00
Output /M
$4.00
$15.00
Cache read /M
$0.24
$0.30
Context length
202,752
1,048,576
Max output
0
1,048,576
Time to First Token
8.9 s
0.9 s
Throughput
21.6 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
glm-5-turbokimi-k3
1420146015001540
Overall
14581486
Coding
14961531
Math
14391439
Hard prompts
14791505
Instruction following
14481479
Multi-turn
14711499
Creative writing
14501470
Longer query
14711502
Chinese
15261527
English
14711491

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GLM 5 Turbo
$132 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 5 Turbo, Kimi K3?

GLM 5 Turbo: $4.00/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Kimi K3: 1531; GLM 5 Turbo: 1496 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Kimi K3: 0.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GLM 5 Turbo accepts 202,752 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and GLM 5 Turbo at 21.6 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 5 Turbo accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call GLM 5 Turbo and Kimi K3 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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