# Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.6 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-2-6-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Pick Kimi K2.6 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Kimi K2.6 leads overall 59.17 to 54.95.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 71 for Kimi K2.6 and 41.3 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
- The biggest single benchmark swing is FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) in Mathematics, with scores of 38.966% and 23.103%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 256K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 59.17 | 54.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 37 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.95 / $4.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 43.8 (Supported · #50/117)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | 65.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| 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 |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 46.4 (Supported · #49/143)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 47.1 (Supported · #47/143)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 89.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 58.6% | 57.3% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SWE Multilingual | 76.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | 52.2% | 47% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.7% | 65.4% | Kimi K2.6 |
| 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% | 72.8% | Kimi K2.6 |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 64.9 (#27/50)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | 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: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 58.9 (Supported · #41/169)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 90.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 90.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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 |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.6 public-lane score: 71 (#1/7)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 41.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | 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% | 23.103% | Kimi K2.6 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 14.580% | 4.167% | Kimi K2.6 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2.6 or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

Kimi K2.6 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2.6 and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 71 for Kimi K2.6 and 41.3 for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).

### 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 Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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