Kimi K3 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and Gemini 3.5 Flash releases: 2 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.

  • For intelligence, Kimi K3 scores highest: Kimi K3 (max) at 44, against Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) at 34 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.
  • For output speed, Gemini 3.5 Flash is fastest: Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) at 216 t/s, against Kimi K3 (max) at 40 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheapest: Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) at $1.56, against Kimi K3 (max) at $2.00 for Kimi K3.

Releases compared

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Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 includes: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

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

Weighted average cost per Intelligence Index task. Each evaluation’s cost is calculated from input, cache hit, cache write, reasoning, and answer token prices, divided by task count, and weighted by its Intelligence Index weight.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 includes: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

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

Weighted average cost per Intelligence Index task. Each evaluation’s cost is calculated from input, cache hit, cache write, reasoning, and answer token prices, divided by task count, and weighted by its Intelligence Index weight.

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).

Figures represent performance of the model's first-party API (e.g. OpenAI for o1) or the median across providers where a first-party API is not available (e.g. Meta's Llama models).

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

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

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, Humanity's Last Exam, 𝜏³-Banking, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-LCR v1.1, 𝜏³-Banking, Humanity's Last Exam · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, 𝜏³-Banking · Higher is better

Engineering Index

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

Economics Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Kimi K3 (max)
Kimi logoKimi
44
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
40
🤗
FireworksModalTogether AI
+9
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Kimi K3 (low)
Kimi logoKimi
34
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
37
🤗
KimiBasetenDatabricks
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Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)
Google logoGoogle
34
-
1M
$1.3
216
Not available
Google
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Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)
Google logoGoogle
33
-
1M
$1.3
212
Not available
Google
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Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal)
Google logoGoogle
24
-
1M
$1.3
192
Not available
Google
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