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Kimi K2.6 vs DeepSeek V3.2
Live matchup data for Kimi K2.6 and DeepSeek V3.2: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
usage share — openrouter model rankings
Usage crossover
current leader: Kimi K2.6
source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 5 lead changes
through Jul 7, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Kimi K2.6 | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | DeepSeek |
| Homepage | openrouter.ai | openrouter.ai |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Input price | $0.65/MTok | $0.23/MTok |
| Output price | $3.41/MTok | $0.34/MTok |
| Cache read | $0.3/MTok | $0.023/MTok |
| Price as of | Jul 8, 2026 · openrouter | Jul 8, 2026 · openrouter |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
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Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.6 | DeepSeek V3.2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aa-coding-index | 61.8 index— · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 | 44.2 index— · deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 | openrouter.ai |
| aa-agentic-index | 30.3 index— · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 | — | openrouter.ai |
| aa-intelligence-index | 44.2 index— · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 | — | openrouter.ai |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 74.2%Oct 3 · DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp (Reasoner) | github.com |
| swe-bench-multilingual | — | 59%Feb 13 · mini v2.0.0a0 deepseek 3 2 | github.com |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Kimi K2.6 | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl | ||
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
awaiting first crawl
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Kimi K2.6 more used than DeepSeek V3.2?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Kimi K2.6 shows 0.9% of OpenRouter token volume and DeepSeek V3.2 shows 0.8% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Kimi K2.6 pricing compare to DeepSeek V3.2?
- Kimi K2.6 runs $0.65 per million input tokens and $3.41 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). DeepSeek V3.2 runs $0.23 per million input tokens and $0.34 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Kimi K2.6 and DeepSeek V3.2 score on coding benchmarks?
- On aa-coding-index, Kimi K2.6 scores 61.8 index (—) and DeepSeek V3.2 scores 44.2 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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