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Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 vs Kimi K2.6

Google Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 — side-by-side specs.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-002
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateSep 24 2024Apr 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 gapGemini 1.5 Flash-002 shipped 574 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 or Kimi K2.6?

Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 and Kimi K2.6 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 shipped 574 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 released?
Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 was released by Google on Sep 24 2024.
When was Kimi K2.6 released?
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.

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