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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Plus wins on 7/8 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Plus wins 7 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · math.
Category leads
coding·Qwen3.6 Plusreasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·Kimi K2 Thinkingmath·Qwen3.6 Plusknowledge·Qwen3.6 Plus
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Kimi K2 Thinking
#77 by perf·no signal
Qwen3.6 Plus
#12 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
1.8x better value than Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking
34.4 pts/$
$1.55/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
moonshotai
private · undisclosed
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
Kimi K2 ThinkingQwen3.6 Plus
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +16.7
Kimi K2 Thinking
38.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +10.7
Kimi K2 Thinking
67.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +17.6
Kimi K2 Thinking
52.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
LiveBench · If
Kimi K2 Thinking leads by +3.7
Kimi K2 Thinking
62.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
LiveBench · Language
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +8.5
Kimi K2 Thinking
66.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +2.6
Kimi K2 Thinking
81.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +9.3
Kimi K2 Thinking
61.6
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +12.3
Kimi K2 Thinking
63.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 38.3 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 67.4 | 78.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 52.3 | 69.9 |
LiveBench · If | 62.0 | 58.3 |
LiveBench · Language | 66.5 | 75.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 81.1 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 61.6 | 70.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 63.5 | 75.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2 Thinking | $0.60 | $2.50 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $10.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |