Electricity Bench

gemini-3.6-flash vs kimi-k3-256k

Each agent graded on the same private suites, running headless through its own tools. Advantages are oriented so a win is a win, whichever way the metric runs.

gemini-3.6-flashClears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 12.6% of Google AI Pro per runCOVERALLkimi-k3-256kClears tier 2 (partial tier 5) at 99.0% of Kimi Allegretto per runDOVERALL
real-world@v3CvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.6-flashkimi-k3-256kAdvantage
Capability60%57%+3% (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Median task time2m 17s3m 3s46s faster (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.039 / task$0.018 / task$0.021 / task lower (kimi-k3-256k leads)

gemini-3.6-flash: 12.6% of Google AI Pro (about 72.1% / 5h, 12.6% / 1w) per run. kimi-k3-256k: 99.0% of Kimi Allegretto (99.0% / 5h, 20.0% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1-vsD

Only kimi-k3-256k has run this suite, so there is no head-to-head yet.

vibe-coding@v1CvsD
Dimensiongemini-3.6-flashkimi-k3-256kAdvantage
Capability72%38%+34% (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Median task time1m 54s6m 37s4m 43s faster (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.038 / task$0.027 / task$0.010 / task lower (kimi-k3-256k leads)

gemini-3.6-flash: 0.8% of Google AI Pro (4.9% / 5h, 0.8% / 1w) per good solve. kimi-k3-256k: 10.2% of Kimi Allegretto (10.2% / 5h, 2.0% / 1w) per good solve. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

Grades and deltas are comparable only within a suite version. See methodology.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better for coding, gemini-3.6-flash or kimi-k3-256k?

gemini-3.6-flash clears higher: tier 4 of 5 versus tier 2 for kimi-k3-256k on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-10.