Compare/Qwen3.6 Plus vs Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3.6 PlusvsKimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3.6 Plus

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$3/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
1.31s
Kimi

Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.6/M
Output
$3/M
Speed
32 tok/s
TTFT
1.32s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.6 Plus
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.6 Plus
Lower Latency
Qwen3.6 Plus
Benchmarks (7-0)
Qwen3.6 Plus

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.6 PlusKimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.5$0.6
Output ($/M tokens)$3$3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.6 Plus$0.80
Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)$0.90

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.6 Plus
52 tok/s
Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)
32 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.6 Plus
1.31s
Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)
1.32s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
50.037.3
Coding Index
42.925.8
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
88.2%78.9%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
25.7%12.3%
SciCode
40.7%39.6%
IFBench
75.2%43.7%
TerminalBench
43.9%18.9%
Qwen3.6 Plus7 wins
0 winsKimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Plus or Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.13/M tokens vs $1.20/M for Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 Plus wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.6 Plus generates tokens faster at 52 tok/s vs 32 tok/s. Qwen3.6 Plus also has lower time-to-first-token (1.31s vs 1.32s).

When should I use Qwen3.6 Plus vs Kimi K2.5 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.6 Plus for lower cost, Qwen3.6 Plus for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.6 Plus for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.