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Kimi K2.6vsQwen3 235B-A22B

Kimi K2.6 leads 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. Qwen3 235B-A22B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
2 – 0
Kimi K2.6 leads
Cheaper per token
list price, input + output
Larger context
Qwen3 235B-A22B
262K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · —
Moonshot AI · Qwen
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI · released 2026-04-20
textvision
Context
256K
Max out
Input /1M
Output /1M
Cached /1M
Scores
14 · 8 core
Qwen3 235B-A22B
Qwen · released 2025-04-29
text
Context
262K
Max out
Input /1M
Output /1M
Cached /1M
Scores
4 · 3 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkKimi K2.6Qwen3 235B-A22BΔEdge
Reported by both · 2
GPQA Diamond90.8% epoch70.7% epoch+20.1 ptKimi K2.6
LMArena Elo1454.9 1366.1 +88.8Kimi K2.6
Only Kimi K2.6 reports · 12
AIME 202695.8% matharenanot reported
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)25.6% epochnot reported
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)57.2% epochnot reported
Kimi Claw 24/7 Bench42.9% not reported
Kimi Code Bench v250.9% not reported
MCP-Atlas69.4% not reported
MCPMark-Verified72.8% not reported
MLS-Bench-Lite26.7% not reported
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)96.1% epochnot reported
ProgramBench48.3% not reported
SimpleQA Verified34.9% epochnot reported
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)76.7% epochnot reported
Only Qwen3 235B-A22B reports · 2
AIME 2025not reported80.8% matharena
ARC-AGI-1 (pass@1)not reported40.75%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Kimi K2.6 minus Qwen3 235B-A22B in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecKimi K2.6Qwen3 235B-A22BEdge
Context window256K tokens262K tokensQwen3 235B-A22B
Max output
Input price / 1M
Output price / 1M
Cached input / 1M
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
Modalitiestext · visiontextKimi K2.6
Released2026-04-202025-04-29
Cited benchmark scores144
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