Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare Kimi K2.6 by Moonshot AI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 262K vs 66K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi K2.6
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Kimi K2.6 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
Output
$4.00
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
6.3× cheaper
Output
$1.50
2.7× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper on both — 6.3× input, 2.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
39%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 17.1x more emoji
Kimi K2.6
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
57%Vocabulary54%
16wSentence Length16w
0.37Hedging0.31
4.3Bold6.0
2.0Lists4.5
0.03Emoji0.58
0.53Headings0.88
0.16Transitions0.10
Based on 27 + 17 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
