Qwen 3.6 Plus PreviewvsKimi K2.5
Across 11 shared benchmarks, Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview leads overall: Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview wins 11, Kimi K2.5 wins 0, with 0 ties and an average score difference of +3.45.
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview
阿里巴巴 · 2026-03-31 · Chat model
Kimi K2.5
Moonshot AI · 2026-01-27 · Multimodal model
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview11 wins(100%)(0%)0 winsKimi K2.5
Benchmark scores
Grouped by capability, sorted by largest gap within each. 11 shared benchmarks.
Coding and Software Engineer
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 3/3| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench | 87.1013 / 127Thinking (No Tools) | 8519 / 127Thinking (No Tools) | +2.10 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.8021 / 115Thinking (With Tools) | 76.8030 / 115Thinking (With Tools) | +2 |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 73.8012 / 28Thinking (No Tools) | 7316 / 28Thinking (No Tools) | +0.80 |
General Knowledge
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 2/2| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 88.505 / 133Thinking (No Tools) | 78.5070 / 133Thinking (No Tools) | +10 |
| HLE | 50.6030 / 189Thinking (With Tools) | 50.2033 / 189Thinking (With Tools) | +0.40 |
Long Context
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 2/2| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-LCR | 68.3016 / 28Thinking (No Tools) | 6522 / 28Thinking (No Tools) | +3.30 |
| LongBench v2 | 624 / 13Normal (No Tools) | 616 / 13Normal (No Tools) | +1 |
Math and Reasoning
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 2/2| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME 2026 | 95.304 / 20Thinking (No Tools) | 92.5013 / 20Thinking (No Tools) | +2.80 |
| IMO-AnswerBench | 83.8014 / 24Thinking (No Tools) | 81.8018 / 24Thinking (No Tools) | +2 |
AI Agent - Tool Usage
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 1/1| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Bench 2.0 | 61.6016 / 48Thinking (With Tools) | 50.8035 / 48Thinking (With Tools) | +10.80 |
General Evaluation
Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 1/1| Benchmark | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.4042 / 270Thinking (No Tools) | 87.6075 / 270Thinking (No Tools) | +2.80 |
Specs
| Field | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | 阿里巴巴 | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | 2026-03-31 | 2026-01-27 |
| Model type | Chat model | Multimodal model |
| Architecture | Dense | MoE |
| Parameters | Not available | 1T |
| Context length | 1M | 256K |
| Max output | 64K | 16K |
API pricing
Prices use DataLearner records when available; missing fields are not inferred.
| Item | Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Text input | $0.5 / 1M tokens | $0.6 / 1M tokens |
| Text output | $3 / 1M tokens | $3 / 1M tokens |
| Cache read | $0.05 / 1M tokens | $0.1 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write | $0.625 / 1M tokens | Not public |
Summary
- Qwen 3.6 Plus Previewleads in:Coding and Software Engineer (3/3), General Knowledge (2/2), Long Context (2/2), Math and Reasoning (2/2), AI Agent - Tool Usage (1/1), General Evaluation (1/1)
On average across the 11 shared benchmarks, Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview scores 3.45 higher.
Largest single-benchmark gap: Terminal Bench 2.0 — Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview 61.60 vs Kimi K2.5 50.80 (+10.80).
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