Why hackers moved from Kimi to GLM
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from kimi to GLM for claws.”chillacy, 2026-05-06original comment ↗
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Kimi vs GLM
| Kimi | GLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 5 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 3 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Kimi
No further criticism of Kimi captured yet.
Praise for GLM
“We already switched from openAI to GLM and now this is just a better model with the same price”jackbeanstalk20, 2026-10-24original comment ↗
“Same here. Moved from Opus to GLM 5.2 to 5.3 and I've been pretty happy with the result.”Sayrus, 2026-09-21original comment ↗
“They give these opensource source models.”arjun-mavonic, 2026-04-28original comment ↗
“GLM 5.1 is simply where its at right now. It is not the best model, but it is much better than Sonnet at 1/5 the cost.”jeremyjh, 2026-04-23original comment ↗
Other moves from Kimi
Other moves to GLM
- Claude Opus → GLM (1)
- OpenAI → GLM (1)