Verdict
Kimi K2.6 leads 3–2 across 6 shared benchmarks.
Kimi K2.6 3 · MiniMax-M3 2 · 1 tied · higher isn't always better — check the caveats below.
Reported scores — protocols may differ. How we compare
Kimi K2.6 leads 3–2 across 6 shared benchmarks. Kimi K2.6 leads 3 benchmarks and MiniMax-M3 leads 2, with 1 tied. Higher isn't always better — see the integrity caveats on each benchmark.
Kimi K2.6 and MiniMax-M3 have 6 benchmarks in common in our data — those are the only rows where a direct, apples-to-apples comparison is drawn.