Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Z.ai: GLM 5 is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking | Z.ai: GLM 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | moonshotai | z-ai |
| Context Window | 262,144 | 202,752 |
| Max Output Tokens | 262,144 | 16,384 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.6000 | $0.6000 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $2.50 | $2.08 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $222 | $197 |
| Vision | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Web Search | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Tokenizer | Other | Other |
| MMLU Score | 84.8 | N/A |
| GPQA | 83.8 | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.6000
Current Output / 1M
$2.50
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.6000
Current Output / 1M
$2.08
Performance History
Current TPS
0.00
Current Latency
0ms
Uptime
99.3%
Performance History
Current TPS
0.00
Current Latency
0ms
Uptime
99.7%
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking
$222
per month
Z.ai: GLM 5
$197
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
Z.ai: GLM 5 is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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