# Kimi K2.6 vs Muse Spark 1.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.6 and Muse Spark 1.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

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

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 13
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Muse Spark 1.1 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Muse Spark 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate 65.95 to 58.73. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 43.4 for Kimi K2.6 and 56.9 for Muse Spark 1.1.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is MCP Atlas in Agentic, with scores of 55.9% and 88.1%.
- Muse Spark 1.1 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Meta |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 58.73 | 65.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 37 | 26 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.95 / $4.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Muse Spark 1.1
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.4 (Supported · #56/122)
- Muse Spark 1.1 public-lane score: 56.9 (Supported · #32/122)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 73.1% | 80.8% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Toolathlon | 50% | 75.6% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MCP Atlas | 55.9% | 88.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Claw-Eval | 62.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.5% | 84.9% | Kimi K2.6 |
| 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% | 14.2% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 53.6% | 69.3% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 80.0% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 69% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| deepSwe | Coming soon | 53.3% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 54.7% | Coming soon |
| Cybench | Coming soon | 92.9% | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | Coming soon | 0.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Muse Spark 1.1
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 44.7 (Supported · #54/146)
- Muse Spark 1.1 public-lane score: 54.2 (Supported · #35/146)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.6% | 61.5% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| 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% | 85.9% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 76.2% | 82.0% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 80.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Muse Spark 1.1 public-lane score: 75.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR 1M | Coming soon | 54.1% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 64.9 (#26/49)
- Muse Spark 1.1 public-lane score: 78.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 79.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 80.4% | 88.4% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MathVision | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| V* | 96.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 76.3% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Muse Spark 1.1
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 58.2 (Supported · #46/174)
- Muse Spark 1.1 public-lane score: 66.7 (Supported · #21/174)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 90.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 90.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 34.7% | 62.1% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 89.1% | 91.2% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 87.6% | 88.7% | Muse Spark 1.1 |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 52.2% | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | Coming soon | 59.3% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 71 (#1/7)
- Muse Spark 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Muse Spark 1.1 | 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) | 38.966% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 14.580% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2.6 or Muse Spark 1.1?

Muse Spark 1.1 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2.6 and Muse Spark 1.1?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 43.4 for Kimi K2.6 and 56.9 for Muse Spark 1.1.

### 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 Muse Spark 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Muse Spark 1.1 currently has 26 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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