Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and Qwen3.5 122B A10B 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 Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning) at 18 for Qwen3.5 122B A10B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.5 122B A10B is fastest: Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning) at 142 t/s, against Kimi K3 (low) at 37 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.5 122B A10B is cheapest: Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) at $0.32, against Kimi K3 (max) at $2.00 for Kimi K3.

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
37
4.15s
58.21s
71.73s
1134.71s
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
5.07s
59.06s
72.55s
-
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

KimiBasetenDatabricks
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.7
$0.40
$3.20
-
-
-
-
-
142
2.35s
2.35s
5.86s
-
125B
10B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

DeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
16
17
13
17
-
19
24
$0.32
$0.7
$0.40
$3.20
-
$661
17k
7k
101M
127
2.37s
18.07s
22.00s
126.06s
125B
10B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

SiliconFlowDeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
+2