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Gemma 1 vs Kimi K2.6

Google
Gemma 1
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 21 2024Apr 21 2026
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
65%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.2%
Agentic coding
CursorBench v3.1
47.6%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
67%
Competitive coding
LiveCodeBench
89.6%
Science
GPQA Diamond
90.5%
Community preference (code)
Arena Elo (Code)
1513
Timeline
Release gapGemma 1 shipped 790 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Gemma 1 or Kimi K2.6?

Gemma 1 and Kimi K2.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemma 1 shipped 790 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 — Gemma 1 and Kimi K2.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemma 1 was released by Google on Feb 21 2024.

Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.

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