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Gemini 3 Pro vs Kimi K2.6

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 21 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

80/100
Margin
6.0pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
74/100
1 category wins1 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Gemini 3 Pro unranked; Kimi K2.6 #13

Evidence parity. Gemini 3 Pro and Kimi K2.6 share 21 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 7 results are unique to Gemini 3 Pro; 39 to Kimi K2.6.

Updated July 13, 2026
Shared results
21
Gemini 3 Pro only
7
Kimi K2.6 only
39
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Pick Gemini 3 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.6 only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 21 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemini 3 Pro is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 80 to 74. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Gemini 3 Pro's sharpest advantage is in multimodal & grounded, where it averages 81.1 against 79.8. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4), 18.750% to 14.580%. Kimi K2.6 does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Gemini 3 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.6. That is roughly 3.0x on output cost alone. Kimi K2.6 is the reasoning model in the pair, while Gemini 3 Pro is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Gemini 3 Pro gives you the larger context window at 2M, compared with 256K for Kimi K2.6.

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 scores and score margins for Gemini 3 Pro and Kimi K2.6
CategoryGemini 3 ProΔKimi K2.6
MathGemini 3 Pro32.9Margin 34.2Kimi K2.667.1
MultimodalGemini 3 Pro81.1Margin 1.3Kimi K2.679.8
AgenticGemini 3 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.673.5
CodingGemini 3 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.672.6
ReasoningGemini 3 Pro31.1MarginNo overlapKimi K2.6Not measured
KnowledgeGemini 3 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.642.2

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemini 3 ProB · Kimi K2.6
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 18.750%B 14.580%
    Winner: Gemini 3 ProΔ 4.2
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): Gemini 3 Pro scored 18.750%; Kimi K2.6 scored 14.580%. Gemini 3 Pro wins this benchmark.
  2. MMMU-Pro

    Multimodal
    Source ↗
    A 81%B 79.4%
    Winner: Gemini 3 ProΔ 1.6
    MMMU-Pro: Gemini 3 Pro scored 81%; Kimi K2.6 scored 79.4%. Gemini 3 Pro wins this benchmark.
  3. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 37.600%B 38.966%
    Winner: Kimi K2.6Δ 1.4
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): Gemini 3 Pro scored 37.600%; Kimi K2.6 scored 38.966%. Kimi K2.6 wins this benchmark.
  4. CharXiv

    Multimodal
    Source ↗
    A 81.4%B 80.4%
    Winner: Gemini 3 ProΔ 1
    CharXiv: Gemini 3 Pro scored 81.4%; Kimi K2.6 scored 80.4%. Gemini 3 Pro wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3 Pro$2 input / $12 outputKimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.6 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3 Pro109 tok/sKimi K2.6Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3 Pro32.65 sKimi K2.6Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3 Pro2MKimi K2.6256KGemini 3 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
Tau2-TelecomSource 87.1%95.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
Gert LabsSource 63.23%56.82%Gemini 3 Pro leads
JobBenchSource 11.4%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.7%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 83.2%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 73.1%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 50%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 55.9%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 62.3%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.5%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 80.8%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 34.5%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1190Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 28.5%Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.0%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 4.6%Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 809Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 19.6%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 38.5%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 0.0%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 31.2%Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 20.6%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 14.30%37.89%Kimi K2.6 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 41.7%43.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 56.1%53.5%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA LiveCodeBenchSource 91.7%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.2%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource 89.6%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 89.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 58.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 76.7%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 52.2%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.7%Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 47.6%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 61.8%Not comparable
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source 65.9%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
ARC-AGI-2Source 31.1%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 70.7%69.7%Gemini 3 Pro leads
CritPtSource 9.1%8.0%Gemini 3 Pro leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%44.2%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 90.8%91.1%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-HLESource 37.2%35.9%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 15.8%6.4%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 55.9%32.8%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 90.9%39.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA MMLU-ProSource 89.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 90.5%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 90.5%Not comparable
HLESource 34.7%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource 33.3%Not comparable
MathKimi K2.6 wins
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 37.600%38.966%Kimi K2.6 leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 18.750%14.580%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AIME26Source 96.4%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 92.7%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 86.0%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
AA Global-MMLU-LiteSource 92.2%Not comparable
MultimodalGemini 3 Pro wins
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
MMMU-ProSource 81%79.4%Gemini 3 Pro leads
MathVisionSource 86.6%87.4%Kimi K2.6 leads
VideoMMMUSource 87.6%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource 72.7%Not comparable
CharXivSource 81.4%80.4%Gemini 3 Pro leads
V*Source 88.0%96.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-MMMU-ProSource 80.2%79.4%Gemini 3 Pro leads
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 80.1%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1318Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProKimi K2.6Result
AA-IFBenchSource 70.4%76.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or Kimi K2.6?

Gemini 3 Pro is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 80 to 74. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4), where the scores are 18.750% and 14.580%.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3 Pro or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 67.1 versus 32.9. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Gemini 3 Pro or Kimi K2.6?

Gemini 3 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.1 versus 79.8. Inside this category, V* is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemini 3 Pro
API / mo$10,500
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.6
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 13, 2026

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