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Start with Kimi K3 and GLM 5.3, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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Kimi K3 vs GLM 5.3
Live dataset updated 10/2/2026, 11:14:31 PM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | Kimi K3 Moonshot AI | GLM 5.3 Z.ai |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #9 | #11 |
| Index score | 81.6 | 80.0 |
| Evidence | Measured6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards | Measured4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards |
| Input / 1M | $2.70 | $1.40 |
| Output / 1M | $13.50 | $4.40 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Providers | 19 | 32 |
| Weight access | Restricted license | Restricted license |
Decision facts
- Kimi K3 is #9; GLM 5.3 is #11 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 81.6 for Kimi K3 and 80.0 for GLM 5.3. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $13.50 for Kimi K3 and $4.40 for GLM 5.3. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $12.15 for Kimi K3 versus $5.00 for GLM 5.3. GLM 5.3 costs 58.8% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 1,048,576 tokens for Kimi K3 and 1,048,576 for GLM 5.3.
- ModelCap currently lists 19 providers for Kimi K3 and 32 for GLM 5.3.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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