Is Z.ai: GLM 5 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

Z.ai: GLM 5 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.30 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Z.ai: GLM 5 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Z.ai: GLM 5 vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Z.ai: GLM 5 is cheaper on output tokens, while MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Z.ai: GLM 5 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Z.ai: GLM 5	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.72	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$2.30	$3.50
Context window	203K	262K
Parameters	744B	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Feb 2026	Apr 2026

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