Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.6's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 36 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 36 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 2 categories and Kimi K2.6 in 8 categories; 10 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2.6 leads 56.8 to 25.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 26% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 57.2% for Kimi K2.6.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.95 / $4 for Kimi K2.6.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Kimi K2.6 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.95 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $4 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 51 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.1 (#96), Kimi K2.6: 50.5 (#41)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | 1509 |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 53.5% |
| WeirdML | 39% | 55.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1488 |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | 1,093 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 28.6 (#82), Kimi K2.6: 21.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 10% | 12% |
| OSWorld 2.0 | — | 4.6% |
| ExploitBench | — | 18.4% |
| GBAEval | — | 0.9% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 6,205 |
Reasoning Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#95), Kimi K2.6: 39.6 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | 87.2% |
| CritPt | 0% | 8% |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | 26% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1470 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | 18% |
| DTBench | 83.5% | 90.9% |
| LMCA | 37.6% | 37.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.12 | 151.03 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| EBR-Bench | — | 2.4% |
Math Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#245), Kimi K2.6: 56.8 (#34)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | 57.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | 25.6% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 96.1% |
| ProofBench | 13% | 16% |
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1475 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 72.9% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 39% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.0 (#66), Kimi K2.6: 53.9 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 90.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1430 | 1491 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 34.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.8% |
Multimodal Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 40.3 (#38), Kimi K2.6: 31.8 (#95)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1266 | 1282 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 3.9% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 21.7% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1451 |
Multilingual Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.8 (#59), Kimi K2.6: 55.1 (#35)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1428 | 1446 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1467 | 1521 |
| LMArena French | 1452 | 1471 |
| LMArena German | 1454 | 1449 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | 1442 |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | 1428 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1446 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1463 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 75.0 (#77), Kimi K2.6: 76.5 (#40)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1451 |
Long Context Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.8 (#80), Kimi K2.6: 44.9 (#50)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1468 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.6 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.4 (#55), Kimi K2.6: 68.7 (#25)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1436 | 1455 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1434 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | 1725 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1453 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1202 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.6's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.6?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.6 lists at $0.95 and $4.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.6 better for coding?
Kimi K2.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.5 versus 42.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6 share?
36 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.6 has 51.