Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Llama 3.1 70B benchmark

Name: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Llama 3.1 70B AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot) and Llama 3.1 70B (Meta) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Llama 3.1 70B wins on output price at $0.4/1M. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window (262k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

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$4/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (1)vsLlama 3.1 70B (8)

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 1W (11%)Overall: Llama 3.1 70BLlama 3.1 70B: 8W (89%)

← MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6Llama 3.1 70B →

Llama 3.1 70B (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,240

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

—vs40.2%

LiveBench

—vs46.8%

GPQA Diamond

—vs48%

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 0WLlama 3.1 70B: 4W

Llama 3.1 70B (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs125 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs170 ms

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 0WLlama 3.1 70B: 2W

Llama 3.1 70B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$4/1Mvs$0.4/1M

Input price

$0.95/1Mvs$0.4/1M

Context window

262kvs131k

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 1WLlama 3.1 70B: 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageLlama 3.1 70B 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Token Price Efficiency

Llama 3.1 70B

$3.60/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

—

EloHigh is better

1,240

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

46.8%

SWE-bench

High is better

—

SWE-benchHigh is better

40.2%

GPQA

High is better

—

GPQAHigh is better

48%

TTFT

Low is better

—

TTFTLow is better

170 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

125 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$0.95 / 1M

In $Low is better

$0.40 / 1M+138%

Out $

Low is better

$4.00 / 1M

Out $Low is better

$0.40 / 1M+900%

Context

High is better

+100%262k

ContextHigh is better

131k

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Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 79% with Llama 3.1 70B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6$93.25 / mo

In: $33.25Out: $60

Llama 3.1 70B$20.00 / mo

In: $14Out: $6

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.1 70B is estimated to save $73.25/month ($879/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Llama 3.1 70B:Pick Llama 3.1 70B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 3.1 70B

Lower output list price ($0.4/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionLlama 3.1 70B

Llama 3.1 70B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Llama 3.1 70B	Lower output list price ($0.4/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6	Larger window (262k).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 3.1 70B	Llama 3.1 70B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$4/1M

Llama 3.1 70B

Elo 1,240

LiveBench46.8%

SWE-bench40.2%

Speed125 tok/s

Output cost$0.4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Llama 3.1 70B?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Llama 3.1 70B?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 3.1 70B output tokens are $0.4/1M versus $4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Llama 3.1 70B?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 accepts 262k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Llama 3.1 70B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 and Llama 3.1 70B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Llama 3.1 70B benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (1)vsLlama 3.1 70B (8)

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 1W (11%)Overall: Llama 3.1 70BLlama 3.1 70B: 8W (89%)

← MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6Llama 3.1 70B →

Llama 3.1 70B (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,240

Coding Elo

—vs—

SWE-bench

—vs40.2%

LiveBench

—vs46.8%

GPQA Diamond

—vs48%

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 0WLlama 3.1 70B: 4W

Llama 3.1 70B (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs125 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs170 ms

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 0WLlama 3.1 70B: 2W

Llama 3.1 70B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$4/1Mvs$0.4/1M

Input price

$0.95/1Mvs$0.4/1M

Context window

262kvs131k

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6: 1WLlama 3.1 70B: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 3.1 70B

Lower output list price ($0.4/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionLlama 3.1 70B

Llama 3.1 70B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Llama 3.1 70B	Lower output list price ($0.4/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6	Larger window (262k).
Screenshots / vision	Llama 3.1 70B	Llama 3.1 70B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Llama 3.1 70B?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Llama 3.1 70B?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 3.1 70B output tokens are $0.4/1M versus $4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Llama 3.1 70B?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 accepts 262k tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Llama 3.1 70B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 and Llama 3.1 70B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.