Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 50.1✓ | 44.2 |
| Coding Index | 69.2✓ | 61.8 |
| GPQA Diamond | 93%✓ | 91% |
| Design Arena Elo | — | 1336✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 126✓ | — |
| Latency | 1.8s✓ | — |
| Input price /M | $1.50 | $0.684✓ |
| Output price /M | $7.50 | $3.42✓ |
| Context window | 1.0M✓ | 262K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVisionAudio | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |