Data points: 189
Model compare
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.6 Plus, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Qwen3.6 Plus. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 30 to 70.
Evidence depth
189 data points
Includes 62 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Qwen3.6 Plus
The charts below split 70 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Switch either side of this report to compare another model with the same LMSpeed data pipeline.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.6 Plus: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 30.0 pts | 70.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 7 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MoonshotAI | Qwen |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | qwen/qwen3.6-plus |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.6 Plus: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Multimodal) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus leads these benchmark categories: Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Math.
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
49.7
Avg. score
Qwen3.6 Plus
53
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 10.2
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 3.9
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 2.0
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 4.9
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 3.0
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 8.0
Kimi K2.5 leads by 6.9
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by 1.7
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Kimi K2.5
56.0
Rank #41/84 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner63.0
Rank #25/84 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
$0.600/M
Rank #80/162 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner$0.500/M
Rank #69/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$1.20/M
Rank #85/162 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner$1.13/M
Rank #81/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$3.00/M
Rank #85/162 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Plus
$3.00/M
Rank #85/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
61.0
Rank #4/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner62.0
Rank #3/8 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
87.1%
Rank #11/125 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner88.5%
Rank #5/125 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
81.9
Rank #10/25 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner85.4
Rank #9/25 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
65.3
Rank #44/89 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner69.7
Rank #20/89 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
78.9%
Rank #79/188 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner88.2%
Rank #30/188 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner3.1
Rank #41/73 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
2.9
Rank #42/73 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
12.3%
Rank #84/187 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner25.7%
Rank #42/187 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
85.0
Rank #3/5 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner87.1
Rank #2/5 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
73.0
Rank #13/17 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner73.8
Rank #10/17 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
76.8
Rank #22/43 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner78.8
Rank #15/43 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
17.5
Rank #23/33 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner25.6
Rank #17/33 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
50.7
Rank #34/37 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner56.6
Rank #21/37 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner49.0
Rank #25/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
40.7
Rank #53/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
46.8
Rank #35/59 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner54.5
Rank #28/59 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner52.5
Rank #33/65 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
51.9
Rank #36/65 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
39.6%
Rank #76/185 · confidence 4
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner40.7%
Rank #61/185 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
95.4
Rank #3/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner96.7
Rank #2/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
91.1
Rank #7/9 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner94.6
Rank #2/9 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner95.8
Rank #3/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
95.3
Rank #5/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
81.8
Rank #7/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner83.8
Rank #4/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
87.1
Rank #9/14 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner87.8
Rank #8/14 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
4.2
Rank #22/35 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner8.3
Rank #18/35 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
62.8
Rank #20/56 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner63.0
Rank #19/56 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner27.9
Rank #21/47 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
26.2
Rank #22/47 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
69.2
Rank #9/16 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner71.6
Rank #5/16 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner29.4
Rank #31/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
25.7
Rank #42/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
87.9
Rank #33/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner88.2
Rank #32/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
35.4
Rank #44/99 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner39.6
Rank #32/99 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner34.3
Rank #37/90 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
26.2
Rank #52/90 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
57.4
Rank #42/55 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner58.3
Rank #41/55 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner64.6
Rank #58/90 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
32.0
Rank #81/90 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
38.2
Rank #7/11 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner69.7
Rank #4/11 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
82.3
Rank #7/11 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner84.7
Rank #4/11 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
56.0
Rank #6/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner57.9
Rank #4/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner86.6
Rank #2/9 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
84.0
Rank #8/9 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
78.5
Rank #15/27 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner78.8
Rank #14/27 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
67.0
Rank #18/35 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner67.5
Rank #16/35 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
75.4
Rank #25/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner78.0
Rank #18/57 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner1275.0
Rank #22/66 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
1265.0
Rank #27/66 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
93.9
Rank #5/16 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner94.3
Rank #3/16 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
winner90.3
Rank #5/19 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
86.4
Rank #10/19 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
70.2
Rank #38/86 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner75.2
Rank #23/86 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
14.4
Rank #7/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner41.5
Rank #2/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
59.1
Rank #5/5 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner74.1
Rank #2/5 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
72.7
Rank #5/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner74.3
Rank #3/7 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
65.7
Rank #8/9 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner70.7
Rank #3/9 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
54.3
Rank #5/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner57.2
Rank #4/10 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
95.9
Rank #11/84 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner97.7
Rank #7/84 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
14.0
Rank #17/19 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner18.0
Rank #8/19 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
52.3
Rank #24/28 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner58.8
Rank #16/28 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
27.8
Rank #20/21 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner39.8
Rank #16/21 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
29.5
Rank #23/23 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner48.2
Rank #19/23 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
45.9
Rank #30/50 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner50.6
Rank #22/50 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
21.7
Rank #32/55 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner27.6
Rank #25/55 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
50.8
Rank #37/46 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner61.6
Rank #25/46 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
25.1
Rank #34/50 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner31.9
Rank #27/50 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
1003.0
Rank #34/55 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner1139.0
Rank #27/55 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Kimi K2.5
29.0
Rank #45/53 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Qwen3.6 Plus
winner53.2
Rank #31/53 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-04-02
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Plus |
|---|---|---|
165 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 2058ms input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Plus speed / latency 48 tok/s / 26045ms input / output No data |
35 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Plus speed / latency 43 tok/s / 26975ms input / output No data |
25 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 22910ms input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Plus speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
20 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Plus speed / latency 55 tok/s / 23503ms input / output No data |
20 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 10596ms input / output No data | Qwen3.6 Plus speed / latency 54 tok/s / 27757ms input / output No data |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M/$0.205/M | Qwen3.6 Plus qwen3.6-plus speed / latency No data input / output $0.034/M | |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0008/request | Qwen3.6 Plus qwen3.6-plus speed / latency No data input / output $0.110/M | |
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0027/request | Qwen3.6 Plus qwen3.6-plus speed / latency No data input / output $0.0014/request |
Weighted outcome: Qwen3.6 Plus. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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