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Claude 2.1 vs Kimi K2.6

Anthropic Claude 2.1 vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 2.1
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateNov 21 2023Apr 21 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 2.1 shipped 882 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Claude 2.1 or Kimi K2.6?

Claude 2.1 and Kimi K2.6 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 2.1 shipped 882 days before Kimi K2.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 2.1 released?
Claude 2.1 was released by Anthropic on Nov 21 2023.
When was Kimi K2.6 released?
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.

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