Kimi K2.6 vs North-Mini-Code-1.0
Wins 6 of 6 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Kimi K2.6 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 21 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. 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 software50Kimi K2.65 of 6 tests · 1 tie
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Kimi K2.63 of 3 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own20Kimi K2.62 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Kimi K2.62 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Kimi K2.61 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Kimi 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.
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
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+43.7points ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+42.7points ahead
- Command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench 2.1+30.3points ahead
Where North-Mini-Code-1.0 pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 21 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingKimi K2.6
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Kimi K2.6 by 30.365.935.6+30.3
- LiveCodeBench v6Kimi K2.6 by 19.389.670.3+19.3
- SWE-bench ProKimi K2.6 by 18.458.640.2+18.4
- Terminal-Bench HardKimi K2.6 by 12.843.931.1+12.8
- SciCodeKimi K2.6 by 12.751.538.8+12.7
- SWE-bench Verifiedtie80.280.2tie
AgentsKimi K2.6
- GDPValKimi K2.6 by 27270+27
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingKimi K2.6 by 16.923.36.4+16.9
- Terminal-Bench 4.0tie0.50.5tie
ReasoningKimi K2.6
- Humanity's Last ExamKimi K2.6 by 26.437.511.1+26.4
- GPQA DiamondKimi K2.6 by 15.491.175.7+15.4
- CritPtKimi K2.6 by 7.780.3+7.7
FactsKimi K2.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationKimi K2.6 by 42.759.516.8+42.7
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyKimi K2.6 by 13.732.618.9+13.7
Following instructionsKimi K2.6
- IFBenchKimi K2.6 by 18.47657.6+18.4
Other results5 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.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Kimi K2.6 by 58.595.937.4+58.5
- AA-OmniscienceKimi K2.6 by 53.95.3-48.6+53.9
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexKimi K2.6 by 25.361.836.5+25.3
- AA IntelligenceKimi K2.6 by 17.1279.9+17.1
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Kimi K2.6 by 11.666.755.1+11.6
Questions people ask
Which is better, Kimi K2.6 or North-Mini-Code-1.0?
Kimi K2.6 wins all six areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. North-Mini-Code-1.0 wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Kimi K2.6. It wins 5 of the 6 coding tests both models report; North-Mini-Code-1.0 wins none, and 1 is a tie.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 21 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 16 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 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.