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OpenAI GPT-5.5 VS MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6

GPT-5.5 vs Kimi K2.6: which wins at real work?

22 task areas · same graded test runs · rank comparison only, so 0–100 and Elo collections never mix raw scores.

GPT-5.5 wins 13 of 22 task areas we tested; Kimi K2.6 takes 9. Kimi K2.6 costs 8.6× less per token ($4.07 vs $35 per 1M).

13
Task areas won
9
86
Avg percentile
86
6
Top-3 finishes
3
$35.0
Price / 1M tokens
$4.07
OpenAI
Provider
MoonshotAI

Kimi K2.6 costs 8.6× less per token ($4.07 vs $35 per 1M).

Task by task

Task area GPT-5.5 Kimi K2.6 Winner
Product & Project Management #8 / 110
Excellent
#53 / 110
Strong
GPT-5.5
AI Strategy #62 / 126
Strong
#19 / 126
Strong
Kimi K2.6
Sales #42 / 110
Usable
#15 / 110
Strong
Kimi K2.6
Data & Analytics #48 / 110
Excellent
#23 / 110
Excellent
Kimi K2.6
Translation & Localization #3 / 110
Excellent
#22 / 110
Excellent
GPT-5.5
Content & Brand #4 / 124
Strong
#22 / 124
Strong
GPT-5.5
Training & Education #63 / 110
Excellent
#45 / 110
Excellent
Kimi K2.6
Knowledge & Docs #5 / 110
Excellent
#22 / 110
Strong
GPT-5.5
Investor & Pitch #16 / 66
Strong
#1 / 66
Strong
Kimi K2.6
Legal & HR #9 / 110
Excellent
#22 / 110
Excellent
GPT-5.5
Landing Pages #9 / 72
Strong
#21 / 72
Strong
GPT-5.5
Research & Competitive Analysis #7 / 110
Excellent
#19 / 110
Excellent
GPT-5.5
Structured Output #3 / 113
Excellent
#14 / 113
Excellent
GPT-5.5
Creative & Comedy #2 / 110 #11 / 110 GPT-5.5
Summarization & Meeting Notes #10 / 110
Excellent
#3 / 110
Excellent
Kimi K2.6
Frontend & Landing Pages #13 / 109
Needs editing
#8 / 109
Usable
Kimi K2.6
Coding #1 / 115
Excellent
#5 / 115
Excellent
GPT-5.5
Chef / Home Cooking #4 / 126
Strong
#7 / 126
Strong
GPT-5.5
Executive Assistant #11 / 112
Strong
#8 / 112
Strong
Kimi K2.6
RAG, Safety & Grounding #16 / 113
Excellent
#18 / 113
Excellent
GPT-5.5
Customer Support #3 / 113
Strong
#4 / 113
Strong
GPT-5.5
Presentations & Decks #3 / 110
Excellent
#2 / 110
Excellent
Kimi K2.6

Rank = position among every model config we tested in that task area (lower is better). Sorted by biggest gap first.

Frequently asked

Is GPT-5.5 better than Kimi K2.6?

Across 22 task areas we benchmarked, GPT-5.5 ranks higher in 13 and Kimi K2.6 in 9.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 costs 8.6× less per token ($4.07 vs $35 per 1M).

What is GPT-5.5 better at?

GPT-5.5 out-ranks Kimi K2.6 at Product & Project Management, Translation & Localization, Content & Brand.

What is Kimi K2.6 better at?

Kimi K2.6 out-ranks GPT-5.5 at AI Strategy, Sales, Data & Analytics.

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Prompt × model results

12 test cases · 3 evals
Claude Opus
GPT-5
Gemini
v1
7.1
6.8
7.4
v2
8.3
7.9
8.0
v3
9.2
8.6
8.4
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9.2 quality · $0.004/run · 1.8s