Kimi-VLvsQwen3.6
Kimi-VL | Qwen3.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 16B | 35B |
Context window | — | 256k |
| Benchmarks | ||
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. | — | 49.5% |
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. | — | 73.4% |
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. | — | 67.2% |
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. | — | 51.5% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · no toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects, written so you can't just look up the answer. “No tools” means the AI answers on its own. Higher is better. | — | 21.4% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | — | 86% |
Chart reasoning CharXiv ReasoningCan the AI read and reason about complex charts and figures, not just text? Higher is better. | — | 78% |
Multimodal reasoning MMMU-ProA tougher version of MMMU — college-level questions that mix images, diagrams, and text together. Higher is better. | — | 75.3% |
Multimodal MMMUTests the AI on understanding images and text together across many college subjects. Higher is better. | — | 81.7% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | Qwen |
| Release date | Apr 10 2025 | Apr 16 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
Which is better: Kimi-VL or Qwen3.6?
Kimi-VL and Qwen3.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-VL shipped 371 days before Qwen3.6, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi-VL has 16B parameters, while Qwen3.6 has 35B.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-VL and Qwen3.6 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi-VL was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 10 2025.
Qwen3.6 was released by Qwen on Apr 16 2026.