GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) vs Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) by OpenAI or Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Low)
Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Low): 19.4% less intelligence, 139.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 698.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) | Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 33.5 | 27.0 | −19.4% Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is 19.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $637.28 | $1,528.20 | +139.8% Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is 2.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.17s | 65.20s | +698.0% Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is 698.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $0.95 / $4.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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