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GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) vs Kimi K2.6
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Winner summary
Kimi K2.6 wins on 8/8 benchmarks
Kimi K2.6 wins 8 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · general · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Kimi K2.6general·Kimi K2.6math·Kimi K2.6coding·Kimi K2.6
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
#235 by perf·no signal
Kimi K2.6
#205 by perf·#17 by attention
Best value
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
1.4x better value than Kimi K2.6
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
21.9 pts/$
$1.50/M
Kimi K2.6
15.5 pts/$
$2.48/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Moonshot AI
$18.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)Kimi K2.6
Chess Puzzles
Kimi K2.6 leads by +22.1
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
0.0
Kimi K2.6
22.1
Dtbench
Kimi K2.6 leads by +70.7
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
14.2
Kimi K2.6
84.9
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Kimi K2.6 leads by +57.2
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
0.0
Kimi K2.6
57.2
GPQA diamond
Kimi K2.6 leads by +84.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
2.9
Kimi K2.6
87.7
Lmca
Kimi K2.6 leads by +32.5
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
11.3
Kimi K2.6
43.8
Mystery Game Puzzles
Kimi K2.6 leads by +9.7
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
0.0
Kimi K2.6
9.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Kimi K2.6 leads by +94.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
2.1
Kimi K2.6
96.1
WeirdML
Kimi K2.6 leads by +52.4
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
3.5
Kimi K2.6
55.9
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 0.0 | 22.1 |
Dtbench | 14.2 | 84.9 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 0.0 | 57.2 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 2.9 | 87.7 |
Lmca | 11.3 | 43.8 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 0.0 | 9.7 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 2.1 | 96.1 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 3.5 | 55.9 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.00 | $2.00 | 4K tokens (~2 books) | $12.50 | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $17.13 |