kimi-k2.6 vs gemini-3.7-flash
Side-by-side comparison of kimi-k2.6 and gemini-3.7-flash: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API. gemini-3.7-flash outperforms kimi-k2.6 on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks.
kimi-k2.6
Input / 1M
$0.95
Output / 1M
$4.00
Context
262K
Model ID
moonshot/kimi-k2.6
gemini-3.7-flash
Input / 1M
$1.50$0.75
Output / 1M
$7.50$3.75
Context
1.0M
Model ID
vertex/gemini-3.7-flash
Benchmark comparison
Intelligence Indexreasoning
kimi-k2.635.8%
gemini-3.7-flash45.2%
Coding Indexcoding
kimi-k2.661.8%
gemini-3.7-flash76.1%
GPQA Diamondreasoning
kimi-k2.691.1%
gemini-3.7-flash94.5%
Terminal-Bench Hardagentic
kimi-k2.643.9%
gemini-3.7-flashN/A
τ²-Benchagentic
kimi-k2.695.9%
gemini-3.7-flashN/A
SciCodecoding
kimi-k2.6N/A
gemini-3.7-flash57.2%
Humanity's Last Examreasoning
kimi-k2.637.5%
gemini-3.7-flash47.9%
Scores sourced from official model cards, Artificial Analysis, and public leaderboards. Benchmarks measure specific skills and don't capture every aspect of model quality.
Pricing & specifications
| kimi-k2.6 | gemini-3.7-flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $0.95 | $1.50$0.75 |
| Output price / 1M | $4.00 | $7.50$3.75 |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Vision input | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Computer use | N/A | N/A |
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Google LLC (Vertex AI) |
Questions people ask
Is kimi-k2.6 better than gemini-3.7-flash?
gemini-3.7-flash outperforms kimi-k2.6 on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. See the benchmark comparison above for specifics: kimi-k2.6 and gemini-3.7-flash have different strengths across reasoning, coding, math and multimodal tasks.
Which is cheaper, kimi-k2.6 or gemini-3.7-flash?
gemini-3.7-flash is cheaper. kimi-k2.6 costs $0.95/$4.00 per 1M input/output tokens, while gemini-3.7-flash costs $0.75/$3.75. The prices shown are what you pay: gemini-3.7-flash runs at 50% off its list rate of $1.50 per 1M input and $7.50 per 1M output.
Can I use kimi-k2.6 and gemini-3.7-flash through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "moonshot/kimi-k2.6" and "vertex/gemini-3.7-flash", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
kimi-k2.6 supports up to 262K tokens of context. gemini-3.7-flash supports up to 1.0M tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.
Switch between kimi-k2.6 and gemini-3.7-flash with one line of code
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