Kimi K2 Thinking 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 85.6)
- •Kimi K2 Thinking is cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Kimi K2 Thinking is faster
| Kimi K2 Thinking | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 85.6 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.60 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.50 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 100 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | November 6, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1T (32B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2 Thinking
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
84.5
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
22.3
28.9