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GPT-5.5 vs Kimi K2.6

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 38 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
73.51/100
Margin
16.7pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
56.79/100
2 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.5 #9 (Estimated); Kimi K2.6 #74 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.5 and Kimi K2.6 share 38 comparable benchmark results. 5 of 8 categories are comparable. 19 results are unique to GPT-5.5; 13 to Kimi K2.6.

Updated July 22, 2026
Shared results
38
GPT-5.5 only
19
Kimi K2.6 only
13
Comparable categories
5 / 8

Pick GPT-5.5 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 38 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 5 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

GPT-5.5 is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 73.51 to 56.79. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.5's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 57.8 against 42.2. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4), 35.400% 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.

GPT-5.5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $5.00 input / $30.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.6. That is roughly 7.5x on output cost alone. GPT-5.5 gives you the larger context window at 1M, 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-5.5 and Kimi K2.6
CategoryGPT-5.5ΔKimi K2.6
MathGPT-5.547.6Margin 19.5Kimi K2.667.1
KnowledgeGPT-5.557.8Margin 15.6Kimi K2.642.2
MultimodalGPT-5.570.4Margin 9.4Kimi K2.679.8
AgenticGPT-5.581.6Margin 8.1Kimi K2.673.5
CodingGPT-5.558.6Margin 5.8Kimi K2.664.4
ReasoningGPT-5.585.0MarginNo overlapKimi K2.6Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · GPT-5.5B · Kimi K2.6
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 35.400%B 14.580%
    Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 20.8
    FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4): GPT-5.5 scored 35.400%; Kimi K2.6 scored 14.580%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark.
  2. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 52.2%B 34.7%
    Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 17.5
    HLE: GPT-5.5 scored 52.2%; Kimi K2.6 scored 34.7%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark.
  3. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 82%B 66.7%
    Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 15.3
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: GPT-5.5 scored 82%; Kimi K2.6 scored 66.7%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark.
  4. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 51.700%B 38.966%
    Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 12.7
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): GPT-5.5 scored 51.700%; Kimi K2.6 scored 38.966%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark.
  5. OSWorld-Verified

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 78.7%B 73.1%
    Winner: GPT-5.5Δ 5.6
    OSWorld-Verified: GPT-5.5 scored 78.7%; Kimi K2.6 scored 73.1%. GPT-5.5 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.5$5 input / $30 outputKimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.6 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.5Not availableKimi K2.6Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.5Not availableKimi K2.6Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.51MKimi K2.6256KGPT-5.5 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticGPT-5.5 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 82%66.7%GPT-5.5 leads
CyberGymSource 81.8%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 84.4%83.2%GPT-5.5 leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 78.7%73.1%GPT-5.5 leads
MCP AtlasSource 75.3%55.9%GPT-5.5 leads
ToolathlonSource 55.6%50%GPT-5.5 leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 93.9%95.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 44.9%30.3%GPT-5.5 leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 37.7%28.5%GPT-5.5 leads
GDPval-AASource 49.5%34.5%GPT-5.5 leads
GDPval-AASource 14901189GPT-5.5 leads
Gert LabsSource 72.93%56.82%GPT-5.5 leads
ResearchClawBenchSource 17.0%18.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
OSWorld 2.0Source 13.0%4.6%GPT-5.5 leads
JobBenchSource 42.7%Not comparable
ExploitGymSource 13.4%Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 1154Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 42.1%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 46.6%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 86.3%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 45.8%Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 31.3%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 60.6%43.9%GPT-5.5 leads
aaTerminalBench21Source 84.3%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 62.3%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.5%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 80.8%Not comparable
CodingKimi K2.6 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
SWE-bench ProSource 58.6%58.6%Tie
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 82.0%66.7%GPT-5.5 leads
Vibe Code BenchSource 69.85%37.89%GPT-5.5 leads
React Native EvalsSource 84.7%Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 59.2%47.6%GPT-5.5 leads
cursorBench32Source 58.4%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 74.9%61.8%GPT-5.5 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 56.1%53.5%GPT-5.5 leads
FrontierCode 1.1 MainSource 43.0%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.2%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 89.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 76.7%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 52.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
MRCR v2 64K-128KSource 83.1%Not comparable
MRCR v2 128K-256KSource 87.5%Not comparable
ARC-AGI-2Source 85%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 74.3%69.7%GPT-5.5 leads
CritPtSource 27.1%8.0%GPT-5.5 leads
KnowledgeGPT-5.5 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
GPQASource 93.6%90.5%GPT-5.5 leads
GPQA-DSource 93.6%90.5%GPT-5.5 leads
HLESource 52.2%34.7%GPT-5.5 leads
HLE w/o toolsSource 41.4%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 54.8%44.2%GPT-5.5 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 93.5%91.1%GPT-5.5 leads
AA-HLESource 44.3%35.9%GPT-5.5 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 20.1%6.4%GPT-5.5 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 56.9%32.8%GPT-5.5 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 85.5%39.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
MathKimi K2.6 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
FrontierMath (legacy)Source 51.7%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 51.700%38.966%GPT-5.5 leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 35.400%14.580%GPT-5.5 leads
AIME26Source 96.4%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 92.7%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 86.0%Not comparable
MultimodalKimi K2.6 wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
MMMU-ProSource 81.2%79.4%GPT-5.5 leads
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 83.2%80.1%GPT-5.5 leads
OfficeQA ProSource 54.1%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.9%79.4%GPT-5.5 leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12821306Kimi K2.6 leads
CharXivSource 80.4%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 87.4%Not comparable
V*Source 96.9%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.5Kimi K2.6Result
AA-IFBenchSource 75.9%76.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (6)

Which is better, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

GPT-5.5 is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 73.51 to 56.79. The biggest single separator in this matchup is FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4), where the scores are 35.400% and 14.580%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

GPT-5.5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.8 versus 42.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 64.4 versus 58.6. Inside this category, Vibe Code Bench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 67.1 versus 47.6. Inside this category, FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

GPT-5.5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.6 versus 73.5. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 79.8 versus 70.4. Inside this category, Design Arena Website 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.

GPT-5.5
API / mo$26,250
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 22, 2026

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