GLM-5.1 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Kimi K2.7 Code
Too close to call on our weighted score (Kimi K2.7 Code 64, Claude Sonnet 4.6 62, GLM-5.1 57). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-5.1
57/100- ECI149.9
- Price$1.40 / $4.40
- Context200K
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6
62/100- ECI152.3
- Price$3.00 / $15.00
- Context1M
Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code
64/100- ECI150.0
- Price$0.95 / $4.00
- Context262K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100, Claude Sonnet 4.6 62/100, GLM-5.1 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Sonnet 4.6 for raw capability and Kimi K2.7 Code on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityClaude Sonnet 4.6Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Sonnet 4.6 152.3 · Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 · GLM-5.1 149.9
- Lowest priceKimi K2.7 CodeKimi K2.7 Code $1.71 · GLM-5.1 $2.15 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextClaude Sonnet 4.6Claude Sonnet 4.6 1,000,000 · Kimi K2.7 Code 262,144 · GLM-5.1 200,000 tokens
- Widest inputsClaude Sonnet 4.6 and Kimi K2.7 CodeGLM-5.1: Text · Claude Sonnet 4.6: 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 Sonnet 4.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 78 | 81 | 78 |
| Price | 25% | 34 | 13 | 39 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 45 | 80 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 32 | 60 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 57/100 | 62/100 | 64/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GLM-5.1Z.ai (Zhipu) | Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic | Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 149.9 | 152.3 (best) | 150.0 |
| ECI rank | #51 of 148 | #40 of 148 (best) | #49 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 89.9% (best) | 87.4% | 87.9% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 36.8% | — | 54.0% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 93.3% | 85.8% | 95.6% (best) |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 74.2% | 75.2% (best) | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 34.0% | 35.5% | 36.5% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.40 | $3.00 | $0.95 (best) |
| Output | $4.40 | $15.00 | $4.00 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.26 | $0.30 | $0.19 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.15 | $6.00 | $1.71 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Z.AI API | Official Anthropic API | Official Moonshot AI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 64,000 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 | Yeslow · medium · high · max | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | glm-5.1 | claude-sonnet-4-6 | kimi-k2.7-code |
| API providers | 40 | 41 | 51 (best) |
| Released | Apr 7, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Aug 31, 2025 | Jan 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- GLM-5.1$22.80
- Claude Sonnet 4.6$60.00
- Kimi K2.7 Code$17.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GLM-5.1, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Kimi K2.7 Code?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100, Claude Sonnet 4.6 62/100, GLM-5.1 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Sonnet 4.6 for raw capability and Kimi K2.7 Code on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.1, Claude Sonnet 4.6 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 Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00 input / $15.00 output per million tokens (official Anthropic API price). 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 $6.00 for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (3.5× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Sonnet 4.6 152.3 (#40 of 148), Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 (#49 of 148) and GLM-5.1 149.9 (#51 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (149.6–154.7 vs 148.1–151.8), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — GLM-5.1 89.9%, Kimi K2.7 Code 87.9%, Claude Sonnet 4.6 87.4%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Kimi K2.7 Code 95.6%, GLM-5.1 93.3%, Claude Sonnet 4.6 85.8%; SimpleQA Verified — Kimi K2.7 Code 36.5%, Claude Sonnet 4.6 35.5%, GLM-5.1 34.0%.
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, Claude Sonnet 4.6 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?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Kimi K2.7 Code and 200,000 for GLM-5.1. Maximum output per response: GLM-5.1 up to 131,072, Claude Sonnet 4.6 up to 64,000, Kimi K2.7 Code up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GLM-5.1 accepts text; Claude Sonnet 4.6 accepts text, images and PDFs; Kimi K2.7 Code accepts text, images and video. Claude Sonnet 4.6 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 Sonnet 4.6 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 Sonnet 4.6 came out Feb 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Sonnet 4.6 Aug 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.
