compare/Kimi-K2.6vsGLM-5.2 Fast Preview

Kimi-K2.6 vs GLM-5.2 Fast Preview

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

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 Kimi-K2.6
moonshot/kimi-k2.6
GLM-5.2 Fast Preview
zai-org/glm-5.2-fast-preview
ProviderMoonshotZ.ai
FamilyKimi
Modalitytexttext
Context window262,144 tok
Max output16,384 tok
Released2026-04-202026-09-08
Input price$0.950 /1M$2.80 /1M
Output price$4.00 /1M$8.80 /1M
Cache read$0.160 /1M
Toolsyesyes
Streamingyesyes
Visionyes
JSON modeyesyes
Reasoningyesyes
Prompt cachingyes
Kimi-K2.6
moonshot/kimi-k2.6
Full spec →

Kimi K2.6 is a frontier-scale open-source 1T parameter model with a 262.1k context window, multi-turn tool calling, vision inputs, and structured outputs for agentic workloads.

Strengths
  • Frontier-scale 1T parameters, open-weight
  • ~10× cheaper than Opus
  • Multi-turn tool calling + vision
GLM-5.2 Fast Preview
zai-org/glm-5.2-fast-preview
Full spec →

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try Kimi-K2.6
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshot/kimi-k2.6",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try GLM-5.2 Fast Preview — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="zai-org/glm-5.2-fast-preview",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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