MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 43.1✓ | 42.9 |
| Coding Index | 42.9✓ | 38.4 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81%✓ | 79% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1297 | 1362✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 49 | 137✓ |
| Latency | 766ms | 356ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $5.00 | $0.680✓ |
| Output price /M | $25.00 | $3.41✓ |
| Context window | 200K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVision | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |