Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 Pro leads Gemini 3.6 Flash on coding, 82.2 to 62.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Gemini 3.6 Flash costs 2.7x less per output token ($3.75 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 29, 2026; 21 benchmarks have a result for both.
vs boards won of 21 shared
Gemini 3.6 Flash or Kimi K3.1 Pro: which to pick
Pick Kimi K3.1 Pro for coding: it scores 82.2 on the Vibe Coding Index against 62.5 for Gemini 3.6 Flash.
Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for output tokens 2.7x cheaper ($3.75 vs $10.00 per million).
Model AGemini 3.6 FlashGoogle62.5/1004 independent benchmarks$1.49 per solved taskModel BKimi K3.1 ProMoonshot AI82.2/1004 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
- Shared results
- 21
- Gemini 3.6 Flash only
- 87
- Kimi K3.1 Pro only
- 14
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 82.2 against 62.5.
4 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Kimi K3.1 Pro has a AA Intelligence Index result, 46.0.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemini 3.6 Flash has a AA Agentic Index result, 29.0.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3.6 Flash has a GPQA Diamond result, 93.4%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3.6 Flash has a MMLU Pro result, 89.3%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 Pro leads, 1325 against 1299.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Kimi K3.1 Pro has a Vals Index result, 62.5%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash $0.0026, Kimi K3.1 Pro $0.0070 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.6 Flash has the number, $1.49.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3.6 Flash 62.5 from 4 benchmarks, Kimi K3.1 Pro 82.2 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Math, 45.4 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- ProofBench: Gemini 3.6 Flash 36.0% against Kimi K3.1 Pro 91.0%, 55.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3.6 Flash $3.75 against Kimi K3.1 Pro $10.00 per million output tokens, 2.7x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
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.
| Category | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Bars | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 7 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 4 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 6 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 21 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index07
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 81.8% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | 1695 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| AA Coding Index | 69.2 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 88.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 79.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 63.6% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 64.0% | 84.9% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 30.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 35.1% | 81.9% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 73.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 45.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| SciCode | 53.4% | 60.8% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| ALE-Bench | 715.5 | 1932.8 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1491 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1492 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1527 | 1701 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1547 | 1706 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1545 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| SciCode | 10.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 46.0 | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.5 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 29.0 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1197 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1181 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1197 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1200 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1142 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1045 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1098 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1076 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 77.9% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 75.9% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 39.1% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 56.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 18.0% | 24.9% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 25.0% | 37.5% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 11.7% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 65.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 58.5% | 75.6% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 4.3% | 31.4% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Vals Science Index | Not measured | 44.4% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 91.1% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 26.1% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 88.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 92.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 40.8% | 52.5% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 94.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| ARC-AGI | 91.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Chess puzzles | 42.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 30.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1486 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1490 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1485 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1314 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1314 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 94.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 58.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 22.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| ProofBench | 36.0% | 91.0% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| LMArena Text: math | 1507 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1491 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| MathArena | 23.7% | 59.6% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 89.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 86.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 63.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 74.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 67.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 53.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1488 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1468 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1479 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1464 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 63.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1299 | 1325 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1292 | 1400 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1262 | 1410 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1291 | 1300 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1269 | 1451 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1289 | 1354 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1328 | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1277 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 77.8% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 62.5% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 79.1% | Only Kimi K3.1 Pro measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 56.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 79.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 65.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 80.0% | 86.3% | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| DTBench | 95.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMCA | 44.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Furniture assembly | 23.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text | 1480 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1467 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1466 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1299 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1482 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1470 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1531 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1478 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1476 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1430 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1504 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1476 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1489 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1475 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1481 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1475 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1470 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1456 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1295 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1357 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1312 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1289 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1278 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.6 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3.6 Flash$0.0026Fits in one request
Kimi K3.1 Pro$0.0070Fits in one request
Gemini 3.6 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.049Fits in one request
Kimi K3.1 Pro$0.130Fits in one request
Gemini 3.6 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.188Fits in one request
Kimi K3.1 Pro$0.500Fits in one request
Gemini 3.6 Flash 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.
| Specification | Google Gemini 3.6 Flash | MoonshotAI Kimi K3.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Moonshot AI | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 21, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.75 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $3.75 | $10.00 |
| Coding index | 62.5 | 82.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 4 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | $1.49 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Kimi K3.1 Pro for coding?
Pick Kimi K3.1 Pro for coding: it scores 82.2 on the Vibe Coding Index against 62.5 for Gemini 3.6 Flash. Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for output tokens 2.7x cheaper ($3.75 vs $10.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Kimi K3.1 Pro?
Gemini 3.6 Flash costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Kimi K3.1 Pro costs $2.00 and $10.00. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.6 Flash only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Kimi K3.1 Pro?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Kimi K3.1 Pro comparison based on?
21 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 29, 2026. Gemini 3.6 Flash's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Kimi K3.1 Pro's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.