GLM-5.1 vs Claude Opus 4.1 vs Kimi K2.7 Code
Kimi K2.7 Code comes out ahead, 64 to 57 and 49 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5.1
57/100- ECI149.9
- Price$1.40 / $4.40
- Context200K
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.1
49/100- ECI144.1
- Price$15.00 / $75.00
- Context200K
- Our pick
Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code
64/100- ECI150.0
- Price$0.95 / $4.00
- Context262K
Kimi K2.7 Code is our pick
Kimi K2.7 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against GLM-5.1 (57) and Claude Opus 4.1 (49). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityKimi K2.7 CodeCapabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 · GLM-5.1 149.9 · Claude Opus 4.1 144.1
- Lowest priceKimi K2.7 CodeKimi K2.7 Code $1.71 · GLM-5.1 $2.15 · Claude Opus 4.1 $30.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextKimi K2.7 CodeKimi K2.7 Code 262,144 · GLM-5.1 200,000 · Claude Opus 4.1 200,000 tokens
- Widest inputsClaude Opus 4.1 and Kimi K2.7 CodeGLM-5.1: Text · Claude Opus 4.1: Text, Images, PDFs · Kimi K2.7 Code: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingGLM-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 CodePublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GLM-5.1 | Claude Opus 4.1 | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 78 | 71 | 78 |
| Price | 25% | 34 | 0 | 39 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 45 | 70 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 32 | 32 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 57/100 | 49/100 | 64/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GLM-5.1Z.ai (Zhipu) | Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic | Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 149.9 | 144.1 | 150.0 (best) |
| ECI rank | #51 of 148 | #81 of 148 | #49 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 89.9% (best) | 77.3% | 87.9% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 36.8% | 12.6% | 54.0% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 93.3% | 68.9% | 95.6% (best) |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 74.2% (best) | 73.4% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 34.0% | — | 36.5% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.40 | $15.00 | $0.95 (best) |
| Output | $4.40 | $75.00 | $4.00 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.26 | — | $0.19 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.15 | $30.00 | $1.71 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Median of 14 providers | Official Moonshot AI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 200,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | glm-5.1 | — | kimi-k2.7-code |
| API providers | 40 | 14 | 51 (best) |
| Released | Apr 7, 2026 | Aug 5, 2025 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Mar 31, 2025 | Jan 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- GLM-5.1$22.80
- Claude Opus 4.1$300.00
- Kimi K2.7 Code$17.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-5.1, Claude Opus 4.1 or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 64/100 against GLM-5.1 (57) and Claude Opus 4.1 (49). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.1, Claude Opus 4.1 or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Kimi K2.7 Code is cheaper at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Moonshot AI API price). GLM-5.1 costs $1.40 input / $4.40 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price); Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15.00 input / $75.00 output per million tokens (median across 14 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.71 per million tokens for Kimi K2.7 Code versus $2.15 for GLM-5.1 (1.3× as much) and $30.00 for Claude Opus 4.1 (18× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 (#49 of 148), GLM-5.1 149.9 (#51 of 148) and Claude Opus 4.1 144.1 (#81 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (148.1–151.8 vs 148.0–151.6), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — GLM-5.1 89.9%, Kimi K2.7 Code 87.9%, Claude Opus 4.1 77.3%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Kimi K2.7 Code 54.0%, GLM-5.1 36.8%, Claude Opus 4.1 12.6%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Kimi K2.7 Code 95.6%, GLM-5.1 93.3%, Claude Opus 4.1 68.9%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Kimi K2.7 Code yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Kimi K2.7 Code leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kimi K2.7 Code has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 200,000 for GLM-5.1 and 200,000 for Claude Opus 4.1. Maximum output per response: GLM-5.1 up to 131,072, Claude Opus 4.1 up to 32,000, Kimi K2.7 Code up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-5.1 accepts text; Claude Opus 4.1 accepts text, images and PDFs; Kimi K2.7 Code accepts text, images and video. Claude Opus 4.1 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
GLM-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Claude Opus 4.1 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the newest, released Jun 12, 2026. GLM-5.1 came out Apr 7, 2026; Claude Opus 4.1 came out Aug 5, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Opus 4.1 Mar 31, 2025, Kimi K2.7 Code Jan 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
