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Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Kimi K2.6

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

72/100
Margin
2.0pts
winning →
Moonshot AI
74/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1-Codex-Max unranked; Kimi K2.6 #13

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.6 share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to GPT-5.1-Codex-Max; 46 to Kimi K2.6.

Updated July 13, 2026
Shared results
14
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max only
0
Kimi K2.6 only
46
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.6 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 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.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is priced at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.6. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the larger context window at 400K, 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 GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.6
CategoryGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxΔKimi K2.6
AgenticGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.673.5
CodingGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.672.6
KnowledgeGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.642.2
MathGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.667.1
MultimodalGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.679.8

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max$1.25 input / $10 outputKimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.6 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableKimi K2.6Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableKimi K2.6Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max400KKimi K2.6256KGPT-5.1-Codex-Max lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
Tau2-TelecomSource 83%95.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
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
Gert LabsSource 56.82%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
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 22.17%37.89%Kimi K2.6 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 34.8%43.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.2%53.5%Kimi K2.6 leads
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
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
AA-LCRSource 67.3%69.7%Kimi K2.6 leads
CritPtSource 5.7%8.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 34.7%44.2%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 86.0%91.1%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-HLESource 23.4%35.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -6.0%6.4%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 39.2%32.8%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 74.4%39.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
GPQASource 90.5%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 90.5%Not comparable
HLESource 34.7%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource 33.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
AIME26Source 96.4%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 92.7%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 86.0%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 38.966%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 14.580%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 72.5%79.4%Kimi K2.6 leads
MMMU-ProSource 79.4%Not comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 80.1%Not comparable
CharXivSource 80.4%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 87.4%Not comparable
V*Source 96.9%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1318Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.6Result
AA-IFBenchSource 70.0%76.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.6 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 GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.6 today?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2.6: $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

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

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
API / mo$8,438
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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