Model comparison
Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 43.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 39.0 to 29.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 54% for Kimi K2.7 Code and 38.2% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper at $0.50 / $3 per million input/output tokens, against $0.95 / $4 for Kimi K2.7 Code.
- Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Kimi K2.7 Code has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.3 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-06-12 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 262K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.95 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1473 | 1461 |
| SciCode | 47.5% | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | 886.23 | 670.15 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| DeepSWE | 30.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 30.1% | — |
| WeirdML | 54.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1467 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,083 | 5,115 |
| APEX-Agents | 37.6% | — |
| GBAEval | 0.9% | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 10% | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | 17% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.97 | 147.65 |
| SimpleBench | 57.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1449 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 48.8% | — |
Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 54% | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 12.2% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.9% | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 36.5% | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1454 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1477 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1425 |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1439 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 43.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.7 Code or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.7 Code lists at $0.95 and $4.
Is Kimi K2.7 Code or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.7 Code and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.7 Code has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.