Across 33 shared benchmarks, Kimi K2.6 scores higher on 7 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview on 26. The widest gap is critpt, where Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 20 against 8. Kimi K2.6 is the cheaper of the two on tracked API pricing ($0.95 against $2.00 per million input tokens).
Best tracked score per model per benchmark (default configuration; source-attributed). ↓ marks lower-is-better metrics. Open either model for its full surface, provenance and pricing. Quoted rates are the price-setter row we currently track for each model — its direct or vendor-official listing where one exists (direct, direct), otherwise the lowest tracked offer.