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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 leads Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite on coding, 52.1 to 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 1.6x less per output token ($2.50 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 79 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Replace Kimi K2.6
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Coding
49.0
Overall
49.8
Output $/M
$2.50
8
Kimi K2.6Moonshot AI
Coding
52.1
Overall
60.5
Output $/M
$4.00
70
vs boards won of 79 shared, 1 tied

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.6: which to pick

Pick Kimi K2.6 for coding: it scores 52.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.0 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($2.50 vs $4.00 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Model AGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle49.0/1003 independent benchmarks$0.41 per solved taskModel BKimi K2.6Moonshot AI52.1/1003 independent benchmarks$0.35 per solved task
Shared results
79
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only
6
Kimi K2.6 only
30
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 49.0 from 3 benchmarks, Kimi K2.6 52.1 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Math, 16.6 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 26.0% against Kimi K2.6 57.2%, 31.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $2.50 against Kimi K2.6 $4.00 per million output tokens, 1.6x apart.
Context window
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, Kimi K2.6 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash LiteBarsKimi K2.6Ties
Coding0141 tie
Intelligence02
Agentic work14
Reasoning210
Math06
Knowledge28
General326
All shared boards8701 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index014
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
LMArena WebDev14351509Kimi K2.6
AA Coding Index49.361.8Kimi K2.6
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)79.0%86.8%Kimi K2.6
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)75.0%76.2%Kimi K2.6
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)37.2%37.9%Kimi K2.6
Code migration (Vals AI)6.2%27.8%Kimi K2.6
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%0.0%Tie
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)50.2%53.6%Kimi K2.6
CyberBench (Vals AI)59.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SciCode41.3%51.5%Kimi K2.6
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured43.9%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
WeirdML39.0%55.9%Kimi K2.6
ALE-Bench765.31092.7Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: coding14531489Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: software and IT14511484Kimi K2.6
LMArena WebDev: React14081505Kimi K2.6
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1485Only Kimi K2.6 measured
LMArena WebDev: from an image14481521Kimi K2.6
SciCode6.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
AA Intelligence Index22.227.0Kimi K2.6
Epoch Capabilities Index144.9150.9Kimi K2.6
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
AA Agentic Index14.320.5Kimi K2.6
Design Arena: agents building web appsNot measured1268Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack appsNot measured1155Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1156Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: agents building Android appsNot measured1161Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot gamesNot measured1120Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: agents building gamesNot measured1141Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: HTML slidesNot measured1135Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slidesNot measured1103Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: spreadsheetsNot measured1276Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)47.4%44.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)7.2%12.4%Kimi K2.6
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)13.9%15.9%Kimi K2.6
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)43.2%57.9%Kimi K2.6
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured95.9%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
APEX-Agents29.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
OSWorld 2.0Not measured4.6%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$6,205Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index210
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
GPQA Diamond83.8%89.1%Kimi K2.6
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)83.6%86.3%Kimi K2.6
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)83.8%91.1%Kimi K2.6
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)18.8%37.5%Kimi K2.6
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)83.3%90.8%Kimi K2.6
ARC-AGI53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGI-210.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Chess puzzles21.0%20.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Mystery game puzzles19.0%18.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
EBR-benchNot measured2.4%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14411470Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: expert14341491Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14401471Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision: diagrams12841298Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision: homework12911310Kimi K2.6
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
OTIS Mock AIME71.1%96.1%Kimi K2.6
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 326.0%57.2%Kimi K2.6
FrontierMath, tier 40.0%25.6%Kimi K2.6
ProofBench13.0%16.0%Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: math14341474Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: mathematical work14331480Kimi K2.6
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index28
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
MMLU Pro85.8%87.6%Kimi K2.6
LegalBench (Vals AI)84.1%84.7%Kimi K2.6
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured61.2%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)60.7%66.7%Kimi K2.6
TaxEval (Vals AI)72.6%74.7%Kimi K2.6
MortgageTax (Vals AI)68.7%65.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
MedCode (Vals AI)43.5%40.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured34.9%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
LMArena Text: science14511468Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14381457Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: legal and government14311462Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: business and finance14231445Kimi K2.6
FACTS Benchmark Suite53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1268Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1263Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1250Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1249Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1267Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1271Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1181Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1165Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index326
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)51.8%56.6%Kimi K2.6
SAGE (Vals AI)47.3%50.2%Kimi K2.6
MedScribe (Vals AI)70.9%78.2%Kimi K2.6
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured56.4%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
IFBenchNot measured76.0%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)76.0%81.0%Kimi K2.6
DTBench83.5%90.9%Kimi K2.6
LMCA37.6%37.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Furniture assemblyNot measured21.7%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
ExploitBenchNot measured18.4%Only Kimi K2.6 measured
LMArena Text14351455Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: instruction following14191451Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: creative writing14211434Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision12691282Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: English14381460Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: non-English14271446Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: Chinese14681520Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: German14541451Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Japanese14261443Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: Korean14071427Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: French14511471Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: Spanish14411464Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: Russian14431446Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: Polish14371438Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: multi-turn14451453Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: longer queries14351468Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: writing and language14281439Kimi K2.6
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14141428Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision: English12691287Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision: Chinese13111346Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision: reading text12801291Kimi K2.6
LMArena Vision: humor12871280Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Vision: creative writing12601273Kimi K2.6
LMArena DocumentNot measured1451Only Kimi K2.6 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteKimi K2.6Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
Kimi K2.6$0.0029Fits in one request

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.022Fits in one request
Kimi K2.6$0.059Fits in one request

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.085Fits in one request
Kimi K2.6$0.230Fits in one request

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.6
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteMoonshotAI Kimi K2.6
MakerGoogleMoonshot AI
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedJuly 21, 2026April 20, 2026
Context window1.05M262K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.95
Output $/Mtok$2.50$4.00
Coding index49.052.1
Independent measurements behind it33
Cost per solved task$0.41$0.35
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Kimi K2.6 for coding?

Pick Kimi K2.6 for coding: it scores 52.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.0 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite. Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($2.50 vs $4.00 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.6?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 and $4.00. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.41 and Kimi K2.6 $0.35.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.6?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2.6 comparison based on?

79 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Kimi K2.6's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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