# Kimi K2.6 vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.6 and LFM2.5-24B-A2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-2-6-vs-lfm2-5-24b-a2b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- 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 58.47 to 37.8. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 60 for Kimi K2.6 and 40.8 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 80.2% and 51%.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B 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 | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 131K |
| Overall Score | 58.47 | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 37 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.95 / $4.00 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.7 (Supported · #57/124)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 73.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 55.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 62.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 80.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 56.82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 18.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 53.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 27.7% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 65.0% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 8.0% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 26.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #55/149)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2% | 51% | Kimi K2.6 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 76.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 52.2% | 32.7% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 37.89% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | 47.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 86.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 76.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 73.8 (#27/54)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 79.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 80.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| V* | 96.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 60 (Supported · #48/181)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 90.5% | 74.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| GPQA-D | 90.5% | 74.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| HLE | 34.7% | 7.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 89.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 96.8% | Coming soon |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 76.8 (#4/12)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 96.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | 86.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 57.193% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 25.641% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 96.0% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2.6 or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2.6 and LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 60 for Kimi K2.6 and 40.8 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-24B-A2B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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