# GPT-5.6 Luna vs Kimi K2.6

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Luna and Kimi K2.6 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-luna-vs-kimi-2-6
- Last updated: September 24, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 14
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.6 Luna if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.6 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.6 Luna leads overall 65.6 to 59.12.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 94.2 for GPT-5.6 Luna and 71 for Kimi K2.6.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) in Mathematics, with scores of 58.500% and 14.580%.
- GPT-5.6 Luna is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.6 Luna also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 65.6 | 59.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 29 | 37 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.20 / $1.20 | $0.95 / $4.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Luna
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 55.3 (Supported · #28/105)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #41/105)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 14.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.3% | 83.2% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 45.6% | 4.6% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| CyberGym | 77.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 12.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.4% | 50% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 79.0% | 53.6% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| ApprenticeBench | 7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 66.7% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 73.1% | 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Luna
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 64.5 (Supported · #9/135)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 47.4 (Supported · #42/135)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.7% | 58.6% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 61.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 85.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 93.0% | 76.2% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.2% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 89.6% | 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 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 54.7 (#18/19)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 59.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 67.1 (#22/50)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 63.9 (#27/50)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.4% | 79.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 79.5% | 80.1% | Kimi K2.6 |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Luna
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 64.6 (Supported · #22/158)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 59 (Supported · #35/158)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.3% | 90.5% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| GPQA-D | 92.3% | 90.5% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| HealthBench Professional | 55.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 91.7% | 89.1% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.0% | 87.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| HLE | Coming soon | 34.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 94.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 71 (#1/7)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | Kimi K2.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 78.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 78.600% | 38.966% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 58.500% | 14.580% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 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, GPT-5.6 Luna or Kimi K2.6?

GPT-5.6 Luna is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Luna and Kimi K2.6?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 94.2 for GPT-5.6 Luna and 71 for Kimi K2.6.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Luna cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Luna currently has 29 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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