Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B 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 VL 235B A22B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.90
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 VL 235B A22B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)27.09.9−63.3% Qwen3 VL 235B A22B In… is 63.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,528.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)54.27s12.18s−77.6% Qwen3 VL 235B A22B In… is 77.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.95 / $4.00$0.21 / $1.39
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image
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