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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Thinking Machines: Inkling

Inkling (low) leads on average score with 6.1 vs 5.8. Kimi K2.6 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.184 vs $0.187. Inkling (low) is faster at 5.15s vs 19.58s, with pass rates of 34.9% vs 54.6%.

Recommended modelInkling (low)It has the best score here (6.1), while responding about 3.8x faster than Kimi K2.6.

Last updated at: 2026-07-20

Metric Kimi K2.6 Kimi K2.6 none Release: 2026-04-20 Inkling Inkling low Release: 2026-07-18
Score 5.8 6.1
Rank #138 #123
Reliability 10.0 9.9
Consistency 9.3 8.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 34.9% 54.6%
Flaky tests 2 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 3.199 1.866
Total Cost $0.184 $0.187
Input Price $0.684 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Output Price $3.420 / 1M $4.050 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 116,970 109,884
Output Tokens 30,253 8,579
Reasoning Tokens 0 10,343
Response Time (avg) 19.58s 5.15s
Response Time (max) 238.89s 41.58s
Response Time (total) 430.85s 113.39s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#138 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

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

#123 Thinking Machines: Inkling

low
Cost
$0.002
Time
6.1s
Tokens
502 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K2.6 5.5 9.8 33.3% 0 82.57s 5,986 14,754 0
Inkling 5.1 7.2 22.2% 1 8.71s 7,374 355 4,961

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