Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Kimi K3 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B 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 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 19 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is fastest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 134 t/s, against Kimi K3 (max) at 36 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheapest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at $0.48, 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 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

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 4.0 · 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
53
$2.00
$2.3
$3.00
$15.00
$0.30
$3,658
48k
32k
161M
36
4.54s
60.43s
74.40s
1257.04s
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
+9
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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
33
3.81s
63.80s
78.80s
338.72s
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 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
19
19
14
22
-
22
30
$0.48
$0.6
$0.375
$2.25
-
$896
35k
13k
161M
127
2.09s
44.50s
48.43s
256.66s
36B
3B active at inference time
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
Alibaba CloudSiliconFlowScaleway
+4
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.6
$0.375
$2.25
-
-
-
-
-
134
2.06s
2.06s
5.79s
-
36B
3B active at inference time
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

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Apache 2.0
ScalewayDeepInfraNovita
+3
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