Kimi K3vsMiniMax M3
Across 3 shared benchmarks, Kimi K3 leads overall: Kimi K3 wins 3, MiniMax M3 wins 0, with 0 ties and an average score difference of +14.93.
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · 2026-07-16 · Reasoning model
MiniMax M3
MiniMaxAI · 2026-06-01 · Multimodal model
Kimi K33 wins(100%)(0%)0 winsMiniMax M3
Benchmark scores
Grouped by capability, sorted by largest gap within each. 3 shared benchmarks.
AI Agent - Tool Usage
Kimi K3 2/2| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| TerminalBench 2.1 | 88.302 / 27Max (With Tools) | 6621 / 27Thinking (With Tools) | +22.30 |
| OSWorld-Verified | 84.802 / 24Max (With Tools) | 7018 / 24Thinking (With Tools) | +14.80 |
AI Agent - Information Search
Kimi K3 1/1| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrowseComp | 91.201 / 53Max (With Tools + Internet) | 83.5012 / 53Thinking (With Tools + Internet) | +7.70 |
Specs
| Field | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Moonshot AI | MiniMaxAI |
| Release date | 2026-07-16 | 2026-06-01 |
| Model type | Reasoning model | Multimodal model |
| Architecture | MoE | MoE |
| Parameters | 2.8T | 428B |
| Context length | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 1M | 512K |
API pricing
Prices use DataLearner records when available; missing fields are not inferred.
| Item | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Text input | ¥20 / 1M tokens | ¥2.1 / 1M tokens |
| Text output | ¥100 / 1M tokens | ¥8.4 / 1M tokens |
| Cache read | ¥2 / 1M tokens | ¥0.42 / 1M tokens |
Summary
- Kimi K3leads in:AI Agent - Tool Usage (2/2), AI Agent - Information Search (1/1)
On average across the 3 shared benchmarks, Kimi K3 scores 14.93 higher.
Largest single-benchmark gap: TerminalBench 2.1 — Kimi K3 88.30 vs MiniMax M3 66 (+22.30).
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