# Kimi K2.6 vs MiniCPM5-1B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.6 and MiniCPM5-1B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-2-6-vs-minicpm5-1b
- Last updated: October 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- 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 58.73 to 5.12. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 71 for Kimi K2.6 and 5.4 for MiniCPM5-1B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HMMT Feb 2026 in Mathematics, with scores of 92.7% and 25.8%.
- Kimi K2.6 also has the larger context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | OpenBMB |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 131K |
| Overall Score | 58.73 | 5.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 37 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.95 / $4.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.4 (Supported · #56/122)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | 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 |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 25.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 44.7 (Supported · #54/146)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.6% | 33.5% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 76.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 52.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |
| LiveCodeBench Pro | Coming soon | 22.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | Coming soon | 71.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 64.9 (#26/49)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | 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: 58.2 (Supported · #46/174)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 7.8 (Estimated · #174/174)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 90.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 90.5% | 26.3% | Kimi K2.6 |
| HLE | 34.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 89.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 48.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 70.1% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 23.1% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 9.7 (#123/125)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 46.7% | Coming soon |
| IFEval | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 71 (#1/7)
- MiniCPM5-1B public-lane score: 5.4 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | MiniCPM5-1B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | 96.4% | 40.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 92.7% | 25.8% | Kimi K2.6 |
| MMAnswerBench | 86.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 38.966% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 14.580% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 40.4% | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2.6 or MiniCPM5-1B?

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 MiniCPM5-1B?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 71 for Kimi K2.6 and 5.4 for MiniCPM5-1B.

### 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 MiniCPM5-1B cover on BenchLM?

MiniCPM5-1B currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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