Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AIOpenModified MIT
Kimi K2.6 is a vision-language model from Moonshot AI. It ranks 34 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1282±7 from 16,368 votes. Its best category is Homework (#30 of 118). License: Modified MIT.
Key figures
- Developer
- Moonshot AI
- License
- Modified MIT
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
No data: Captioning, Entity recognition.
Who it suits
- Overall #34 of 167: upper half.
- Strongest category: Homework (#30 of 118).
- Open weights (Modified MIT): you can self-host it.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Grok 4.5 xAI | 1287 | 12,599 | Proprietary | +5 |
| 32 |  Gemini 3 Flash Google | 1285 | 39,131 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 33 |  Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic | 1283 | 27,408 | Proprietary | +1 |
| 34 | Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT | |
| 35 |  GPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh) OpenAI | 1281 | 11,439 | Proprietary | -1 |
| 36 | GPT-6 Astra (Max) OpenAI | 1280 | 4,012 | Proprietary | -2 |
| 37 |  Qwen3.7-Plus Alibaba | 1278 | 14,212 | Proprietary | -4 |
Alternatives · More from Moonshot AI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Kimi K2.5 (Thinking) Moonshot AI | 1269 | 28,249 | Modified MIT |
| 60 | Kimi K2.5 (Instant) Moonshot AI | 1254 | 4,111 | Modified MIT |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 | Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 | Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
| 46 | Kimi K2.5 (Thinking) Moonshot AI | 1269 | 28,249 | Modified MIT |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does Kimi K2.6 rank among vision models?
Overall rank 34 (1282); OCR rank 33 (1291); Diagrams rank 35 (1298); Homework rank 30 (1310); Creative writing rank 35 (1273); Humor rank 28 (1280); English rank 34 (1287); Chinese rank 25 (1346) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is Kimi K2.6 at OCR?
Kimi K2.6 ranks 33 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1291 (11,758 votes).
Is Kimi K2.6 better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #25 of 128 (1346); English board: #34 of 167 (1287). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is Kimi K2.6 open-weight?
LMArena lists its license as Modified MIT, not proprietary; check the license text for commercial use.
How far is Kimi K2.6 from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); Kimi K2.6 has 1282, 43 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.