Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

KimiKimi K2.6 (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
27.00
Total cost
$1528
AlibabaQwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.60
Total cost
-
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.

MetricKimi K2.6 (Reasoning)Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)27.09.6−64.4% Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B I… is 64.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,528.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)60.02s2.93s−95.1% Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B I… is 95.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.95 / $4.00$0.19 / $0.77
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
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