Kimi K2vsQwen3.6-Plus
Kimi K2 | Qwen3.6-Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 1T | — |
Context window | 128k | — |
| 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. | 10% | 72%Best |
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. | 65.8% | — |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 75.1% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | Qwen |
| Release date | Jul 11 2025 | Apr 2 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
Which is better: Kimi K2 or Qwen3.6-Plus?
Qwen3.6-Plus leads Kimi K2 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). Kimi K2 shipped 265 days before Qwen3.6-Plus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi K2 is open weight, while Qwen3.6-Plus is proprietary.
On BullshitBench v2, Qwen3.6-Plus leads at 72% vs Kimi K2 at 10%.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
Qwen3.6-Plus was released by Qwen on Apr 2 2026.
Kimi K2 is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. Qwen3.6-Plus is a proprietary model released by Qwen.
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