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Kimi K2.6 vs GPT-5.5-Pro

Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 vs OpenAI GPT-5.5-Pro — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
OpenAI
GPT-5.5-Pro
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateApr 21 2026Apr 23 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2.6 shipped 2 days before GPT-5.5-Pro

Which is better: Kimi K2.6 or GPT-5.5-Pro?

Kimi K2.6 and GPT-5.5-Pro do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi K2.6 shipped 2 days before GPT-5.5-Pro, 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 Kimi K2.6 released?
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.
When was GPT-5.5-Pro released?
GPT-5.5-Pro was released by OpenAI on Apr 23 2026.

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