Google vs 
Moonshot AI
Verdict
- Moonshot AI's flagship leads: Kimi K3 at 66.5 vs Gemini 3.7 Flash at 64.4.
- Google's fastest ranked model (Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, 378 tok/s) beats Moonshot AI's (Kimi K2 Thinking, 119 tok/s).
- Google publishes more open-weights models (9 vs 7).
- Google ships more often: one model every 20 days against every 82.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | Moonshot AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Gemma 4 26B A4B 54.0$0.190/M | – |
| Under $2/M | Gemini 3.7 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Kimi K2.6 60.6$1.71/M |
| Under $10/M | Gemini 3.7 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Kimi K3 66.5$6.00/M |
| Any price | Gemini 3.7 Flash medium 64.4$1.50/M | Kimi K3 66.5$6.00/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Moonshot AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 64.4 | 66.5 |
| Ranked models | 34 | 8 |
| Open-weights models | 9 | 7 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.040 | $1.07 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 378 | 119 |
| Release cadence, days | 20 | 82 |
| Last release | 2 Sept 2026 | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Next expected | 14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 | 3 Sept 2026 – 7 Nov 2026 |
Data as of 9 Sept 2026. See Google and Moonshot AI in full.