Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.6 27B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and Qwen3.6 27B 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 Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22 for Qwen3.6 27B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.6 27B is fastest: Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) at 58 t/s, against Kimi K3 (max) at 35 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.6 27B is cheapest: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62, 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
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

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Kimi K3 (max)
Kimi logoKimi
44
47
51
49
45
43
54
$2.00
$2.3
$3.00
$15.00
$0.30
$3,658
48k
32k
161M
35
4.57s
61.12s
75.25s
1259.04s
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Kimi K3 License
ModalTogether AIDigitalOcean
+8
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Kimi K3 (low)
Kimi logoKimi
30
33
40
35
-
30
37
$1.15
$2.3
$3.00
$15.00
$0.30
$1,190
12k
6k
22M
35
3.92s
61.54s
75.95s
341.42s
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Kimi K3
KimiBasetenDatabricks
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Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
22
18
24
-
24
32
$0.62
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
$1,145
32k
19k
164M
57
3.65s
103.64s
112.45s
501.72s
27.8B
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
DeepInfraGroqNovita
+2
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Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
-
-
-
-
58
3.64s
3.64s
12.33s
-
27.8B
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
GroqCoreWeaveDeepInfra
+2
View