# Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Kimi K2.6

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Kimi K2.6 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-haiku-4-5-vs-kimi-2-6
- Last updated: October 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.6 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K2.6 has the higher overall point estimate 58.74 to 41.47. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 29.3 for Claude Haiku 4.5 and 72.2 for Kimi K2.6.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 41.2% and 86.8%.
- Kimi K2.6 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Kimi K2.6 also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 41.47 | 58.74 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 37 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.95 / $4.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Kimi K2.6
- Claude Haiku 4.5 public-lane score: 21.8 (Supported · #102/123)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.7 (Supported · #57/123)

| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| JobBench | 16.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 43.8% | 53.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 73.1% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 50% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 55.9% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 62.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 92.5% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 80.8% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 56.82% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Kimi K2.6
- Claude Haiku 4.5 public-lane score: 18.3 (Supported · #121/146)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.9 (Supported · #54/146)

| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 73.3% | 80.2% | Kimi K2.6 |
| VulcanBench v3 | 76.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 41.2% | 86.8% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 66.6% | 76.2% | Kimi K2.6 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 58.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 76.7% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 52.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 37.89% | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | Coming soon | 47.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Haiku 4.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 73.8 (#27/54)

| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 79.4% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | Coming soon | 80.1% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Haiku 4.5 public-lane score: 36 (Estimated · #126/177)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 59.8 (Supported · #45/177)

| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 72.2% | 89.1% | Kimi K2.6 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 78.7% | 87.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 90.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 90.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 34.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Haiku 4.5 public-lane score: 29.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 72.2 (#1/7)

| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 5.903% | 38.966% | Kimi K2.6 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.083% | 14.580% | Kimi K2.6 |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 96.4% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Haiku 4.5 and Kimi K2.6?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 29.3 for Claude Haiku 4.5 and 72.2 for Kimi K2.6.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Haiku 4.5 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Haiku 4.5 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2.6 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2.6 currently has 37 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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