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Kimi K2.6 vs o1-preview
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Winner summary
Kimi K2.6 wins on 4/4 benchmarks
Kimi K2.6 wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · knowledge · math.
Category leads
arena·Kimi K2.6knowledge·Kimi K2.6math·Kimi K2.6coding·Kimi K2.6
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Kimi K2.6
#211 by perf·#18 by attention
o1-preview
#180 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Moonshot AI
$50.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
Kimi K2.6o1-preview
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Kimi K2.6 leads by +72.4
Kimi K2.6
1461.0
o1-preview
1388.5
GPQA diamond
Kimi K2.6 leads by +54.0
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Kimi K2.6
87.7
o1-preview
33.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Kimi K2.6 leads by +65.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Kimi K2.6
96.1
o1-preview
31.0
WeirdML
Kimi K2.6 leads by +8.3
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Kimi K2.6
55.9
o1-preview
47.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | o1-preview |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1461.0 | 1388.5 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 87.7 | 33.8 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 96.1 | 31.0 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 55.9 | 47.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.95 | $4.00 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $17.13 | |
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