Across 26 shared benchmarks, Kimi K2 Instruct scores higher on 3 and Qwen3.6 27B on 23. The widest gap is simpleqa, where Qwen3.6 27B scores 95.7 against 31. Both cost $0.60 per million input tokens on tracked API pricing; Kimi K2 Instruct is cheaper on output ($2.50 against $3.60).
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.