GPT-5 (Medium) vs Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)

GPT-5 (Medium) vs Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
Total cost
-
KimiKimi K2.6 (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
27.00
Total cost
$1528
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGPT-5 (Medium)Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.927.0+17.9% Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is 17.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,528.20— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.13s65.20s+140.3% Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is 140.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$0.95 / $4.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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