Data points: 91
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
91 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 2 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Kimi K2 Thinkingclaude-opus-4-6-vs-kimi-k2-thinking | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Free providers |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Kimi K2 Thinking exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
| Developer | Anthropic | Moonshot AI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 42.4%#35 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.600/M#23 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $2.50/M#27 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 0.93 s#33 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 16.49 s#68 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 22.3%#35 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 83.8%#39 |
| Output speed | 44.9 tok/s#96 | 128.6 tok/s#38 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
Omini ApiWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Kimi K2 Thinking kimi-k2-thinking No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Kimi K2 Thinking kimi-k2-thinking No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
QYES AI10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 50 tok/s / 4968ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency 131 tok/s / 4751ms input / output No data |
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
EasyMore5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 15402ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Kimi K2 Thinking moonshot-ai/Kimi-K2-Thinking speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $5.00/M / $25.00/M | Kimi K2 Thinking daipai/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0010/M / $0.0010/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $375.00/M | Kimi K2 Thinking kimi-k2-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0010/M / $0.0010/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Kimi K2 Thinking: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Kimi K2 Thinking Kimi K2 Thinking is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 91 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
