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Kimi K3 vs gpt-oss-20b: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and gpt-oss-20b 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 gpt-oss-20b (Low) at 10 for gpt-oss-20b.
  • For output speed, gpt-oss-20b is fastest: gpt-oss-20b (Low) at 299 t/s, against Kimi K3 (Low) at 45 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, gpt-oss-20b is cheapest: gpt-oss-20b (High) at $0.01, against Kimi K3 (Low) at $1.15 for Kimi K3.
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Releases compared

Kimi K3 (max)Kimi K3 (low)gpt-oss-20b (low)gpt-oss-20b (high)
Intelligence Index
44
30
10*
9
Finance & Accounting
47
32
--
7
Strategy & Ops
50
39
--
5
Legal
49
34
--
7
Healthcare & Medical
45
--
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7
Cost per TaskUSD
$2.00
$1.15
--
$0.01
Output SpeedTokens/s
42
45
299
230
Time to First Tokens
3.23
3.27
0.74
0.70
Context Window
1M
1M
131k
131k
Creator
Kimi
Kimi
OpenAI
OpenAI
License
Open
Open
Open
Open
Input Modality

Supports: text and image

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Supports: text

Output Modality

Supports: text

Supports: text

Supports: text

Supports: text

Providers
DatabricksFireworksModal
+10
KimiBasetenDatabricks
+2
GroqHyperbolicCoreWeave
+2
CoreWeaveAmazon BedrockDeepInfra
+3

* Estimated

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better

Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Cost per Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better

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
Kimi K3
Pareto line
AA-Briefcase v1.1
GDPval-AA v2.1

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: GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-Omniscience, 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