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GPT-OSS 20B vs Kimi K2.6

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 18 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

18/100
Margin
56.0pts
winning →
Moonshot AI
74/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: GPT-OSS 20B unranked; Kimi K2.6 #13

Evidence parity. GPT-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.6 share 18 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to GPT-OSS 20B; 42 to Kimi K2.6.

Updated July 13, 2026
Shared results
18
GPT-OSS 20B only
1
Kimi K2.6 only
42
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.6 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 18 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.

Kimi K2.6 is priced at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 20B. Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 20B.

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-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.6
CategoryGPT-OSS 20BΔKimi K2.6
AgenticGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.673.5
CodingGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.672.6
KnowledgeGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.642.2
MathGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.667.1
MultimodalGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K2.679.8

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-OSS 20B$0 input / $0 outputKimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 outputGPT-OSS 20B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-OSS 20B313 tok/sKimi K2.6Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-OSS 20B0.65 sKimi K2.6Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-OSS 20B128KKimi K2.6256KKimi K2.6 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Result
AA Agentic IndexSource 3.1%30.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 0.7%28.5%Kimi K2.6 leads
Tau2-TelecomSource 60.2%95.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
GDPval-AASource 2.7%34.5%Kimi K2.6 leads
GDPval-AASource 5541190Kimi 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
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-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Result
React Native EvalsSource 71%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 20.7%61.8%Kimi K2.6 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 10.6%43.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 34.4%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
Vibe Code BenchSource 37.89%Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 47.6%Not comparable
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source 65.9%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Result
AA-LCRSource 30.7%69.7%Kimi K2.6 leads
CritPtSource 1.4%8.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.9%44.2%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.8%91.1%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-HLESource 9.8%35.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -63.9%6.4%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 15.5%32.8%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 94.1%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-OSS 20BKimi 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-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 8951318Kimi 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
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.4%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.6Result
AA-IFBenchSource 65.1%76.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-OSS 20B 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-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.6 today?

GPT-OSS 20B: $0.00 input / $0.00 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-OSS 20B
API / mo$0
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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