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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Kimi K2.6 benchmark comparison: The average score is effectively tied at 7.7 vs 7.8. Kimi K2.6 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.831 vs $1.270. Claude Opus 4.8 is faster at 10.83s vs 71.67s, with pass rates of 79.4% vs 65.1%.

Recommended model: Claude Opus 4.8 - It has the best score here (7.7), while responding about 6.6x faster than Kimi K2.6.

Last updated at: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28 Kimi K2.6 Kimi K2.6 medium Release: 2026-04-20 Free Available
Score 7.7 7.8
Rank #38 #36
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 8.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.4% 65.1%
Flaky tests 3 3
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 8.466 8.358
Total Cost $1.270 $0.831
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.550 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $3.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 60,946 29,450
Output Tokens 31,771 102,923
Reasoning Tokens 6,831 254,094
Response Time (avg) 10.83s 71.67s
Response Time (max) 127.97s 406.78s
Response Time (total) 227.39s 1433.36s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#38 Claude Opus 4.8

low
Cost
$0.031
Time
14.1s
Tokens
1,345 tok

#36 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

medium
Cost
$0.013
Time
103.4s
Tokens
3,620 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.30s 834 793 371
Kimi K2.6 7.0 8.0 66.7% 1 11.59s 618 7,115 8,934
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 7.58s 10,590 3,637 809
Kimi K2.6 5.7 8.6 33.3% 0 214.42s 2,925 9,970 77,189
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 20.84s 23,500 2,216 1,081
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 40.96s 11,271 711 13,876
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.3 5.8 66.7% 1 2.27s 10,503 310 0
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 20.38s 7,014 316 11,305
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 45.53s 975 23,311 3,908
Kimi K2.6 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 202.38s 326 47,035 98,262
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.55s 708 231 0
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 17.83s 477 3,981 4,472
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 2.78s 909 111 221
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.53s 669 3,977 5,269
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 894 592 184
Kimi K2.6 6.0 7.4 55.6% 1 25.06s 651 13,860 17,599
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.85s 11,775 370 35
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 8.92s 5,286 248 1,011
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.48s 258 200 222
Kimi K2.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 130.27s 213 15,710 16,177

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