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Kimi K2.6 vs gpt-oss-120b

Live matchup data for Kimi K2.6 and gpt-oss-120b: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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Kimi K2.6Moonshot AI

share of openrouter tokens

0.9%38.3%rank #23

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

1%1.1%rank #20

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: gpt-oss-120b

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 8 lead changes

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Kimi K2.6 and gpt-oss-120b.
SpecKimi K2.6gpt-oss-120b
VendorMoonshot AIOpenAI
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window262.1K tokens131.1K tokens
Input price$0.65/MTok$0.00/MTok
Output price$3.41/MTok$0.00/MTok
Cache read$0.3/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Kimi K2.6 and gpt-oss-120b: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkKimi K2.6gpt-oss-120bSource
aa-agentic-index
30.3 index · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
13.2 index · openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
61.8 index · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
30.4 index · openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
44.2 index · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
23.8 index · openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
openrouter.ai
Aider Polyglot
41.8%Aug 6 · gpt-oss-120b (high)
github.com

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Kimi K2.6 and gpt-oss-120b over the trailing 30 days.
SignalKimi K2.6gpt-oss-120b

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 gpt-oss-120b?
As of Jul 7, 2026, Kimi K2.6 shows 0.9% of OpenRouter token volume and gpt-oss-120b shows 1% 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 gpt-oss-120b?
Kimi K2.6 runs $0.65 per million input tokens and $3.41 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). gpt-oss-120b runs $0.00 per million input tokens and $0.00 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 gpt-oss-120b score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, Kimi K2.6 scores 30.3 index (—) and gpt-oss-120b scores 13.2 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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