DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 40.3✓ | — |
| Coding Index | 38.7✓ | 38.4 |
| GPQA Diamond | 89%✓ | 79% |
| Design Arena Elo | 1275 | 1360✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 81 | 151✓ |
| Latency | 543ms | 348ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.090✓ | $0.680 |
| Output price /M | $0.180✓ | $3.41 |
| Context window | 1.0M✓ | 262K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |