Kimi K3 vs GPT-5.6 Terra: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and GPT-5.6 Terra releases: 2 and 6 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.

  • For intelligence, Kimi K3 scores highest: Kimi K3 (max) at 44, against GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 42 for GPT-5.6 Terra.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Terra is fastest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 108 t/s, against Kimi K3 (low) at 38 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Terra is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Terra (low) at $0.14, against Kimi K3 (low) at $1.15 for Kimi K3.

Releases compared

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)

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
Kimi K3
GPT-5.6 Terra
Pareto line

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 Indices

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

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

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, 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
37
ModalTogether AIDigitalOcean
+8
GPT-5.6 Terra (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
42
-
1M
$1.7
108
Not available
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
38
-
1M
$1.7
100
Not available
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Terra (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
34
-
1M
$1.7
88
Not available
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
Kimi K3 (low)
Kimi logoKimi
30
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
38
KimiBasetenDatabricks
GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
30
-
1M
$1.7
90
Not available
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
28
-
1M
$1.7
84
Not available
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
22
-
1M
$1.7
93
Not available
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock