Kimi K2.6vsComposer 2.5
Kimi K2.6 | Composer 2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 1T | — |
Context window | 256k | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 65% | — |
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | — | 54% |
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 80.2% | — |
Multilingual coding SWE-Bench MultilingualLike SWE-Bench, but the coding problems span many programming languages, not just one. Tests how broadly the AI can code. Higher is better. | — | 79.8% |
Agentic coding CursorBench v3.2Cursor's own test of harder, real-world coding tasks inside a code editor, on the refreshed v3.2 task set. Scores aren't comparable with v3.1. Higher is better. | — | 56.1% |
Agentic coding CursorBench v3.1Cursor's own test of harder, real-world coding tasks inside a code editor. Higher is better. | 47.6% | 63.2%Best |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | — | 18% |
Next.js coding Next.js EvalsVercel's open eval of how well AI coding agents build and migrate real Next.js apps — measured as the share of tasks the agent completes successfully. Higher is better. | 67% | 92%Best |
Competitive coding LiveCodeBenchCoding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better. | 89.6% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 73% |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.0Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? (Version 2.0 of the test.) Higher is better. | — | 69.3% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 90.5% | — |
Community preference Arena Elo (Text)Real people chat with two anonymous AIs side by side and vote for the answer they prefer. Votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai — it measures which AI people actually like, not test scores. Higher is better. | 1461 | — |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | 1513 | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 21 2026 | May 18 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
Which is better: Kimi K2.6 or Composer 2.5?
Composer 2.5 leads Kimi K2.6 on 2 of the 2 benchmarks they both report (CursorBench v3.1, Next.js Evals). Kimi K2.6 shipped 27 days before Composer 2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi K2.6 is open weight, while Composer 2.5 is proprietary.
On CursorBench v3.1, Composer 2.5 leads at 63.2% vs Kimi K2.6 at 47.6%. On Next.js Evals, Composer 2.5 leads at 92% vs Kimi K2.6 at 67%.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.
Composer 2.5 was released by SpaceXAI on May 18 2026.
Composer 2.5 leads on CursorBench v3.1 — Kimi K2.6 47.6% vs Composer 2.5 63.2%.
Kimi K2.6 is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. Composer 2.5 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.
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