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Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Kimi K2.6

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 24 2025Apr 21 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
68%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
62.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.7 Sonnet shipped 421 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Kimi K2.6?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet leads Kimi K2.6 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3.7 Sonnet shipped 421 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 3.7 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Feb 24 2025.
When was Kimi K2.6 released?
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.

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