Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Kimi K2
Head-to-head evidence from 9 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite unranked (Not scored); Kimi K2 #189 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Kimi K2 share 9 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 12 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 5 to Kimi K2.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 9
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
- 12
- Kimi K2 only
- 5
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Kimi K2 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 9 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Kimi K2.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Δ | Kimi K2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4 | MarginNo overlap | Kimi K2Not measured |
| Coding | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2 | MarginNo overlap | Kimi K2Not measured |
| Reasoning | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2 | MarginNo overlap | Kimi K2Not measured |
| Math | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Kimi K216.1 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Kimi K2 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 output | Kimi K2$0.6 input / $2.5 output | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot available | Kimi K243 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot available | Kimi K21.51 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1M | Kimi K2128K | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Kimi K2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 54% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 74% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1140 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 26.8% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 32.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 634 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 16.5% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 61.1% | Not comparable |
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning3 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Kimi K2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 36.5% | 19.4% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 83.8% | 76.6% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-HLESource | 17.5% | 7.0% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 6.9% | -27.5% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 30.3% | 26.8% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 33.5% | 74.2% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
Math2 benchmarks
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Kimi K2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 41.5% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Kimi K2 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Kimi K2 today?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2: $0.60 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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