Pick a winner in each dimension — change your vote anytime.
Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).
Choose Gemini 3.1 Pro if you want huge-context and multimodal work, and Gemini CLI users. Choose Kimi K2.6 if you want a flagship-feel open-weight generalist.
In our editorial scoring, Kimi K2.6 leads in 3 of five dimensions (speed, value for $ and reliability), while Gemini 3.1 Pro leads in 2. On price, Gemini 3.1 Pro runs about $5.00 per 1M tokens (blended) and is proprietary; Kimi K2.6 is about $1.49 and open-weight.
The model picks the moves; the agent runs the loop, the tools, and the guardrails. Once you've chosen a model, see which agent gets the most out of it.