Kimi K2 Instruct vs Qwen3.6 Max
Moonshot AI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 66.5)
- •Kimi K2 Instruct is cheaper ($0.57 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Kimi K2 Instruct is faster
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Kimi K2 Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 66.5 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.57 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.30 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 45 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | July 11, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1000000000000 | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2 Instruct
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
75.1
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
4.7
28.9