Kimi K2.6vsQwen3.6-Max-Preview
Across 3 shared benchmarks, Kimi K2.6 leads overall: Kimi K2.6 wins 2, Qwen3.6-Max-Preview wins 1, with 0 ties and an average score difference of -4.81.
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI · 2026-04-20 · Reasoning model
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview
阿里巴巴 · 2026-04-18 · Chat model
Kimi K2.62 wins(67%)(33%)1 winQwen3.6-Max-Preview
Benchmark scores
Grouped by capability, sorted by largest gap within each. 3 shared benchmarks.
Coding and Software Engineer
Kimi K2.6 2/2| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.6-Max-Preview | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 76.708 / 29Thinking (With Tools) | 73.8013 / 29Thinking (With Tools) | +2.90 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2014 / 116Thinking (With Tools) | 78.8021 / 116Thinking (With Tools) | +1.40 |
Text Embedding
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview 1/1| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.6-Max-Preview | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context Arena | 51.8886 / 126Normal (No Tools) | 70.6261 / 126Normal (No Tools) | -18.74 |
Specs
| Field | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.6-Max-Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Moonshot AI | 阿里巴巴 |
| Release date | 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-18 |
| Model type | Reasoning model | Chat model |
| Architecture | MoE | Dense |
| Parameters | 1T | Not available |
| Context length | 256K | 262K |
| Max output | Not available | 64K |
API pricing
Prices use DataLearner records when available; missing fields are not inferred.
| Item | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.6-Max-Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Text input | $0.95 / 1M tokens | $1.3 / 1M tokens |
| Text output | $4 / 1M tokens | $7.8 / 1M tokens |
| Cache read | $0.16 / 1M tokens | Not public |
| Cache write | $0.95 / 1M tokens | Not public |
Summary
- Kimi K2.6leads in:Coding and Software Engineer (2/2)
- Qwen3.6-Max-Previewleads in:Text Embedding (1/1)
On average across the 3 shared benchmarks, Qwen3.6-Max-Preview scores 4.81 higher.
Largest single-benchmark gap: Context Arena — Kimi K2.6 51.88 vs Qwen3.6-Max-Preview 70.62 (-18.74).
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