Claude Opus 4.6 vs Kimi K2

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.6 wins overall with a score of 86 vs 23 (63 point difference).Claude Opus 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

96

Kimi K2

29.8

99
MMLU
32
97
GPQA
31
95
SuperGPQA
29
93
OpenBookQA
27

Coding

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

91

Kimi K2

24

91
HumanEval
24

Mathematics

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

97.1

Kimi K2

31

99
AIME 2023
32
99
AIME 2024
34
98
AIME 2025
33
95
HMMT Feb 2023
28
97
HMMT Feb 2024
30
96
HMMT Feb 2025
29
96
BRUMO 2025
31

Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6

94

Kimi K2

29

95
SimpleQA
30
93
MuSR
28

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Kimi K2?

Claude Opus 4.6 scores higher overall with 86 vs 23, a difference of 63 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Opus 4.6 or Kimi K2?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or Kimi K2?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 91 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Claude Opus 4.6 or Kimi K2?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Opus 4.6 or Kimi K2?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 29.