# Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

> Kimi K2.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.7 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-6-vs-qwen3-5-max-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.6 scores higher in 5 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2.6 leads 57.0 to 40.1.
- Kimi K2.6 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 47.7 | 45.3 |
| Rank | 60 | 71 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.95 | — |
| Output $/M | $4 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Kimi K2.6: 50.7 (#43)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1487 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1509 | — |
| SciCode | 53.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 55.9% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,093 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Kimi K2.6: 21.9 (#137)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OSWorld 2.0 | 4.6% | — |
| ExploitBench | 18.4% | — |
| GBAEval | 0.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 12% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 6,205 | — |

## Reasoning

- Kimi K2.6: 40.5 (#55)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1470 | 1483 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 87.2% | — |
| CritPt | 8% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 26% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 2.4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 18% | — |
| DTBench | 90.9% | — |
| LMCA | 37.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 151.05 | — |

## Math

- Kimi K2.6: 57.0 (#41)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | 1474 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 57.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 25.6% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 72.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 96.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 39% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | — |

## Knowledge

- Kimi K2.6: 54.0 (#54)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1491 | 1489 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 34.9% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 10.8% | — |

## Multimodal

- Kimi K2.6: 31.6 (#103)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1283 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 3.9% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 21.7% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1451 | — |

## Multilingual

- Kimi K2.6: 54.9 (#37)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1446 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1521 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1450 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1443 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1446 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1464 | 1470 |

## Instruction Following

- Kimi K2.6: 76.3 (#43)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1451 | 1467 |

## Long Context

- Kimi K2.6: 44.9 (#52)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1468 | 1476 |

## Writing & Preference

- Kimi K2.6: 68.5 (#26)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1434 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1453 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1725 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1202 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Kimi K2.6 better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

Kimi K2.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.7 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Kimi K2.6 or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?

Kimi K2.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.7 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.6 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.6 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.