Comparing 2 models

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Kimi K2.6

Facts first, then task-specific rankings. A highlighted cell is better only for that row, not universally.

metric
Model 1Gemini 3.5 Flash
Model 2Kimi K2.6
Best for
Everyday Translation (#4)
Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-Hosting (#4)
Provider
google
moonshotai
Context
1.0MBest
262K
Input / 1M
$1.50
$0.68Best
Output / 1M
$9
$3.42Best
Tool use
yesBest
yesBest
Vision
yesBest
yesBest
Reasoning
yesBest
yesBest
Open-weight
yesBest
Released
May 19, 2026
Apr 20, 2026