Gemma 4 26B A4B vs Kimi K2.6
Wins 0 of 8 areas
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Wins 8 of 8 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
Kimi K2.6 is the stronger all-rounder.Gemma 4 26B A4B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 46 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the eight areas we test. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software08Kimi K2.68 of 8 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own05Kimi K2.65 of 5 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Kimi K2.63 of 3 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video03Kimi K2.63 of 3 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math03Kimi K2.63 of 3 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up12Kimi K2.62 of 3 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Kimi K2.61 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Kimi K2.61 of 1 test
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs 89% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Kimi K2.6 pulls ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in Python projectsSWE-bench Verified+62.8points ahead
- Finds hard-to-locate facts by browsing the webBrowseComp+60points ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in many programming languagesSWE-bench Multilingual+59.4points ahead
Where Gemma 4 26B A4B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 46 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingKimi K2.6
- SWE-bench VerifiedKimi K2.6 by 62.817.480.2+62.8
- SWE-bench MultilingualKimi K2.6 by 59.417.376.7+59.4
- SWE-bench ProKimi K2.6 by 44.813.858.6+44.8
- Terminal-Bench HardKimi K2.6 by 30.313.643.9+30.3
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Kimi K2.6 by 26.93965.9+26.9
- LMArena · WebDevKimi K2.6 by 150 rating points13591509+150 rating
- LiveCodeBench v6Kimi K2.6 by 12.577.189.6+12.5
- SciCodeKimi K2.6 by 11.54051.5+11.5
AgentsKimi K2.6
- BrowseCompKimi K2.6 by 6026.386.3+60
- GDPValKimi K2.6 by 23.63.427+23.6
- MCP AtlasKimi K2.6 by 18.15068.1+18.1
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingKimi K2.6 by 11.31223.3+11.3
- AA IT-Bench SREKimi K2.6 by 7.623.631.2+7.6
ReasoningKimi K2.6
- Humanity's Last ExamKimi K2.6 by 18.219.337.5+18.2
- GPQA DiamondKimi K2.6 by 11.979.291.1+11.9
- CritPtKimi K2.6 by 808+8
FactsKimi K2.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationKimi K2.6 by 45.913.659.5+45.9
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyKimi K2.6 by 13.519.132.6+13.5
- Vectara HHEM hallucination ratelower is betterGemma 4 26B A4B by 5.65.210.8+5.6
Images and chartsKimi K2.6
- CharXiv (RQ)Kimi K2.6 by 17.76986.7+17.7
- MMMU-ProKimi K2.6 by 10.269.279.4+10.2
- LMArena · VisionKimi K2.6 by 22 rating points12601282+22 rating
MathKimi K2.6
- HMMT Feb. 2026Kimi K2.6 by 13.77992.7+13.7
- IMOAnswerBenchKimi K2.6 by 11.774.386+11.7
- AIME 2026Kimi K2.6 by 8.188.396.4+8.1
Other results19 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceKimi K2.6 by 56.1-50.85.3+56.1
- Claw Eval (pass@3)Kimi K2.6 by 52.92880.9+52.9
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Kimi K2.6 by 52.343.695.9+52.3
- WideSearchKimi K2.6 by 42.538.380.8+42.5
- MCPMarkKimi K2.6 by 41.714.255.9+41.7
- GDPval-AA v2Kimi K2.6 by 383 rating points8071190+383 rating
- HLE (with tools)Kimi K2.6 by 36.817.254+36.8
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Kimi K2.6 by 32.534.266.7+32.5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexKimi K2.6 by 22.539.361.8+22.5
- PinchBenchKimi K2.6 by 15.574.790.2+15.5
- AA Agentic IndexKimi K2.6 by 11.11122.1+11.1
- MATH-VisionKimi K2.6 by 10.882.493.2+10.8
- AA IntelligenceKimi K2.6 by 10.316.727+10.3
- GPQA (unspecified)Kimi K2.6 by 8.782.391+8.7
- τ³-Bench BankingKimi K2.6 by 6.61420.6+6.6
- vectara_factual_consistencyGemma 4 26B A4B by 5.694.889.2+5.6
- vectara_avg_summary_lengthKimi K2.6 by 49.6 rating points67.1116.7+49.6 rating
- MMLU-ProKimi K2.6 by 4.582.687.1+4.5
- vectara_answer_ratetie99.899.7tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 26B A4B or Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 wins all eight areas we test: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts, math, long documents and following instructions. Gemma 4 26B A4B wins none, but costs 89% less.
Which is better for coding?
Kimi K2.6. It wins 8 of the 8 coding tests both models report; Gemma 4 26B A4B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 and $4.00. That makes Gemma 4 26B A4B about 89% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 46 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 27 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 19 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.