DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Kimi K2.6

DeepSeek · Kimi · catalog 2026-09-14

Trade-off: DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) is cheaper ($0.474 vs $0.702/M); Kimi K2.6 scores higher on intelligence (31.3 vs 30.9).
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)Kimi K2.6
Speed (tok/s)64.7 measured38.7 measured
Blended $/M$0.474 derived$0.702 derived
Intelligence index30.9 measured31.3 measured
TTFT (ms)163 measured293 measured
Context—262k list
Coding index59 measured62 measured
Agentic index28 measured22 measured

DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort) card · Kimi K2.6 card · 3D observatory

Verdicts use price×intelligence dominance only, and only where both sides are measured; null cells stay null with their provenance (em-dash = not in catalog). Percentile-free by design — this page compares two models, not the field. Generated page — do not hand-edit.