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Kimi K2.6 (medium) vs Qwen3.5-Flash (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 6.8 vs 6.8. Qwen3.5-Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.184 vs $1.594. Qwen3.5-Flash (medium) is faster at 83.68s vs 121.25s, with pass rates of 60.9% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-09

Compared models

Rank
#180
Total Output Tokens
344,502
Response Time (avg)
121.25s
Total Cost
$1.594
Rank
#181
Total Output Tokens
531,668
Response Time (avg)
83.68s
Total Cost
$0.184
Recommended model Qwen3.5-Flash (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 8.7x less than Kimi K2.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Kimi K2.6 Kimi K2.6 medium Release: 2026-04-20 Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen3.5-Flash medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 6.8 6.8
Rank #180 #181
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.4 7.9
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 60.9% 66.7%
Flaky tests 4 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 12.282 1.533
Total Cost $1.594 $0.184
Input Price $0.950 / 1M $0.065 / 1M
Output Price $4.000 / 1M $0.260 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.160 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 226,880 349,177
Output Tokens 65,346 54,279
Reasoning Tokens 331,325 477,389
Response Time (avg) 121.25s 83.68s
Response Time (max) 876.20s 515.38s
Response Time (total) 2667.55s 1840.92s
Parameters 1T total (32B active) ~35B total (~3B active)
Availability Weights available Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#180 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

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

#181 Qwen3.5-Flash

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
25.8s
Tokens
4,294 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 5.7 8.6 33.3% 0 214.42s 2,925 9,970 77,189
Qwen3.5-Flash 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 58.87s 6,685 302 90,081

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