Ling 3.0 Flash vs Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 leads Ling 3.0 Flash on coding, 52.1 to 29.6 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Ling 3.0 Flash costs 32.9x less per output token ($0.1215 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 23 benchmarks have a result for both.
Ling 3.0 Flash or Kimi K2.6: which to pick
Pick Kimi K2.6 for coding: it scores 52.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
Pick Ling 3.0 Flash for output tokens 32.9x cheaper ($0.1215 vs $4.00 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.05 against $0.35).
- Shared results
- 23
- Ling 3.0 Flash only
- 1
- Kimi K2.6 only
- 88
- 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 K2.6
Kimi K2.6 scores 52.1 against 29.6.
2 and 3 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 leads, 27.0 against 20.1.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 leads, 20.5 against 19.3.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 leads, 89.1% against 84.8%.
Same board, both measured
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 leads, 87.6% against 82.0%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Kimi K2.6 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1269.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 262K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Ling 3.0 Flash
Ling 3.0 Flash $0.0001, Kimi K2.6 $0.0029 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
Ling 3.0 Flash
Ling 3.0 Flash $0.05, Kimi K2.6 $0.35.
Published attempt cost and pass rate
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ling 3.0 Flash 29.6 from 2 benchmarks, Kimi K2.6 52.1 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 16.1 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Ling 3.0 Flash 2.9% against Kimi K2.6 37.9%, 35.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Ling 3.0 Flash $0.1215 against Kimi K2.6 $4.00 per million output tokens, 32.9x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 262K 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 | Ling 3.0 Flash | Bars | Kimi K2.6 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 7 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 4 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 1 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 1 | 22 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index07
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1509 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 50.6 | 61.8 | Kimi K2.6 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 84.0% | 86.8% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 65.2% | 76.2% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 2.9% | 37.9% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 27.8% | Kimi K2.6 |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 50.2% | 53.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | 27.9% | Not measured | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| SciCode | 42.0% | 51.5% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 43.9% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 55.9% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1092.7 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1488 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1484 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1505 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1485 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1521 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 20.1 | 27.0 | Kimi K2.6 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 150.9 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 19.3 | 20.5 | Kimi K2.6 |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1268 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1155 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1156 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | Not measured | 1162 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | Not measured | 1120 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | Not measured | 1141 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | Not measured | 1090 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | Not measured | 1092 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | Not measured | 1276 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 30.3% | 44.9% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 12.4% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 15.9% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 25.0% | 57.9% | Kimi K2.6 |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 95.9% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Not measured | 4.6% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $6,205 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 84.8% | 89.1% | Kimi K2.6 |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | Not measured | 86.3% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 85.5% | 91.1% | Kimi K2.6 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 23.7% | 37.5% | Kimi K2.6 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 90.8% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 20.0% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 18.0% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| EBR-bench | Not measured | 2.4% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1470 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1490 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1471 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1298 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1310 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 96.1% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 57.2% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 25.6% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 16.0% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1474 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1480 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| MathArena | Not measured | 24.5% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 82.0% | 87.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 79.7% | 84.7% | Kimi K2.6 |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.2% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 61.9% | 66.7% | Kimi K2.6 |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 70.7% | 74.7% | Kimi K2.6 |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.8% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 32.3% | 40.1% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 34.9% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1468 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1457 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1461 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1445 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1269 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1264 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1250 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1249 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1268 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1271 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1181 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1165 | Only 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 index12
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 50.7% | 56.6% | Kimi K2.6 |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.2% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 80.9% | 78.2% | Ling 3.0 Flash |
| Vals Multimodal Index | Not measured | 56.4% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 76.0% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 73.0% | 81.0% | Kimi K2.6 |
| DTBench | Not measured | 90.9% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 37.3% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Furniture assembly | Not measured | 21.7% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| ExploitBench | Not measured | 18.4% | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1455 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1451 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1434 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1282 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1460 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1446 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1520 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1451 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1443 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1427 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1471 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1463 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1446 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1438 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1453 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1468 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1439 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1428 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1287 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1346 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1291 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1280 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1273 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| LMArena Document | Not measured | 1451 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| EQ-Bench 4 | Not measured | 1202 | Only Kimi K2.6 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Ling 3.0 Flash | Kimi K2.6 | 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
Ling 3.0 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Ling 3.0 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Ling 3.0 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 | inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash | MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | inclusionAI | Moonshot AI |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 23, 2026 | April 20, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.0405 | $0.95 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.1215 | $4.00 |
| Coding index | 29.6 | 52.1 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.05 | $0.35 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Ling 3.0 Flash better than Kimi K2.6 for coding?
Pick Kimi K2.6 for coding: it scores 52.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash. Pick Ling 3.0 Flash for output tokens 32.9x cheaper ($0.1215 vs $4.00 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.05 against $0.35).
Which is cheaper, Ling 3.0 Flash or Kimi K2.6?
Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.0405 per million input tokens and $0.1215 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 and $4.00. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.05 and Kimi K2.6 $0.35.
Which has the bigger context window, Ling 3.0 Flash or Kimi K2.6?
Neither: both take 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Ling 3.0 Flash vs Kimi K2.6 comparison based on?
23 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. Ling 3.0 Flash's coding index rests on 2 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.