Data points: 120
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 0.
Evidence depth
120 data points
Includes 29 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 36 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3.6 Max Previewkimi-k2-5-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview | Model A Kimi K2.5 | Model B Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 0 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Kimi K2.5
68.7
Avg. score
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
60.1
Selected category
Agents
Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads by 31.3
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Kimi K2.5
63.0
Rank #34/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner70.0
Rank #24/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner1.33 s
Rank #42/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
50.93 s
Rank #101/113 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner1.33 s
Rank #63/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
2.29 s
Rank #85/113 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
34.5 tok/s
Rank #107/113 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner41.1 tok/s
Rank #98/113 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner$0.600/M
Rank #68/138 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
$1.30/M
Rank #100/138 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner$3.00/M
Rank #72/138 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
$7.80/M
Rank #97/138 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner$1.20/M
Rank #74/138 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
$2.92/M
Rank #97/138 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
65.3
Rank #30/67 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner69.7
Rank #12/67 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
78.9%
Rank #62/152 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner88.8%
Rank #14/152 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
12.3%
Rank #63/150 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner28.9%
Rank #17/150 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
3.1
Rank #25/54 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner3.7
Rank #24/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner48.7
Rank #2/4 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
47.0
Rank #3/4 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
50.7
Rank #24/25 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner57.3
Rank #9/25 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner80.1
Rank #12/83 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
69.8
Rank #32/83 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
34.8
Rank #29/69 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner43.9
Rank #14/69 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner49.0
Rank #16/74 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
46.9
Rank #19/74 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
39.6%
Rank #59/149 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner46.9%
Rank #16/149 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
69.2
Rank #7/14 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner73.9
Rank #3/14 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
87.9
Rank #17/74 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner88.8
Rank #13/74 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner29.4
Rank #15/74 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
28.9
Rank #16/74 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
38.1
Rank #23/77 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner40.0
Rank #16/77 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
34.3
Rank #26/68 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner37.7
Rank #20/68 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner67.0
Rank #30/79 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
63.4
Rank #36/79 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
winner64.6
Rank #47/68 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
44.2
Rank #56/68 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
70.2
Rank #29/70 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner76.6
Rank #7/70 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
54.3
Rank #3/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner59.0
Rank #1/8 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
95.9
Rank #8/68 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
95.9
Rank #8/68 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
50.8
Rank #26/33 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner65.4
Rank #12/33 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Kimi K2.5
50.3
Rank #47/81 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
winner68.9
Rank #24/81 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-20
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Kimi K2.5 Kimi K2.5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. |
TL;DR: Kimi K2.5 leads across 120 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| No data |
| Model metadata | Kimi K2.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. | Qwen3.6 Max Preview exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MoonshotAI | Qwen |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Released | Jan 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview |
| References | No data | No data |
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
9527 API0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Max Preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
AAAI0 tests | Kimi K2.5 Kimi-K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.080/M / $0.080/M | Qwen3.6 Max Preview qwen3.6-max-preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $9.00/M / $54.00/M |
|---|
AI API0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Max Preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
AIO通用智能服务平台0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Max Preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.6 Max Preview 官网反代/qwen3.6-max-preview speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.6 Max Preview 官网反代/qwen3.6-max-preview speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
