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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Summary

Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen3.5-9B benchmark comparison: Kimi K2.6 leads on average score with 5.5 vs 4.6. Qwen3.5-9B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.006 vs $0.079. Qwen3.5-9B is faster at 1.89s vs 13.27s, with pass rates of 36.5% vs 20.6%.

Recommended model: Qwen3.5-9B - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (4.6), lower cost than Kimi K2.6, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric Kimi K2.6 Kimi K2.6 none Release: 2026-04-20 Free Available Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B none Release: 2026-03-02
Score 5.5 4.6
Rank #125 #155
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 36.5% 20.6%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 1.267 0.123
Total Cost $0.079 $0.006
Input Price $0.680 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $3.410 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 32,916 48,041
Output Tokens 16,410 3,952
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 13.27s 1.89s
Response Time (max) 238.89s 6.03s
Response Time (total) 278.57s 39.68s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#125 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

none
Cost
$0.020
Time
127.4s
Tokens
4,429 tok

#155 Qwen3.5-9B

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Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 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
Kimi K2.6 4.6 10.0 25.0% 0 1.39s 618 471 0
Qwen3.5-9B 3.1 9.9 0.0% 0 1.71s 696 582 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 5.5 9.8 33.3% 0 82.57s 5,986 14,754 0
Qwen3.5-9B 3.9 7.8 11.1% 1 5.60s 7,913 1,042 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 3.38s 11,269 290 0
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.91s 20,397 1,255 0
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.32s 7,014 201 0
Qwen3.5-9B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 847ms 7,788 249 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 1.48s 732 42 0
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 464ms 789 24 0
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 5.4 3.5 33.3% 1 1.55s 477 138 0
Qwen3.5-9B 4.4 9.9 0.0% 0 552ms 522 99 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 1.64s 669 72 0
Qwen3.5-9B 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 514ms 711 75 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 3.1 9.9 0.0% 0 1.40s 651 185 0
Qwen3.5-9B 3.2 10.0 0.0% 0 621ms 714 347 0
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.46s 5,286 240 0
Qwen3.5-9B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.27s 8,301 273 0
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.36s 214 17 0
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 2.32s 210 6 0

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