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Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
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Winner summary
Kimi K2.6 wins on 9/9 benchmarks
Kimi K2.6 wins 9 of 9 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · general · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Kimi K2.6general·Kimi K2.6math·Kimi K2.6
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Kimi K2.6
#205 by perf·#17 by attention
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
#228 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6
15.5 pts/$
$2.48/M
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
n/a
no price
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Moonshot AI
$18.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
9 benchmarks · 2 models
Kimi K2.6Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
Chess Puzzles
Kimi K2.6 leads by +4.2
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Kimi K2.6
22.1
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
17.9
Dtbench
Kimi K2.6 leads by +17.3
Kimi K2.6
84.9
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
67.5
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Kimi K2.6 leads by +2.1
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Kimi K2.6
39.0
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
36.9
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
Kimi K2.6 leads by +11.1
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
Kimi K2.6
14.6
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
3.5
GPQA diamond
Kimi K2.6 leads by +7.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Kimi K2.6
87.7
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
79.8
Lmca
Kimi K2.6 leads by +1.1
Kimi K2.6
43.8
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
42.8
Mystery Game Puzzles
Kimi K2.6 leads by +1.1
Kimi K2.6
9.7
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
8.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Kimi K2.6 leads by +9.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Kimi K2.6
96.1
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
86.7
SimpleQA Verified
Kimi K2.6 leads by +9.5
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Kimi K2.6
34.9
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
25.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B) |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 22.1 | 17.9 |
Dtbench | 84.9 | 67.5 |
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 39.0 | 36.9 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning. | 14.6 | 3.5 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 87.7 | 79.8 |
Lmca | 43.8 | 42.8 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 9.7 | 8.6 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 96.1 | 86.7 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 34.9 | 25.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.95 | $4.00 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $17.13 | |
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