Kimi K3 vs EXAONE 4.5 33B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and EXAONE 4.5 33B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, Kimi K3 scores highest: Kimi K3 (max) at 44, against EXAONE 4.5 33B at 13 for EXAONE 4.5 33B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Kimi K3 (max)
Kimi logoKimi
44
47
50
49
45
43
53
$2.00
$2.3
$3.00
$15.00
$0.30
$3,658
48k
32k
161M
38
4.15s
56.45s
69.52s
1068.17s
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

DatabricksFireworksModal
+10
Kimi K3 (low)
Kimi logoKimi
34
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$2.3
$3.00
$15.00
$0.30
-
-
-
-
37
4.72s
58.49s
71.93s
-
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

KimiBasetenDatabricks
EXAONE 4.5 33B
LG AI Research logoLG AI Research
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
34.4B
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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EXAONE 4.5 33B (Non-reasoning)
LG AI Research logoLG AI Research
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
34.4B
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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