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DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Kimi K3
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Winner summary
Kimi K3 wins on 5/5 benchmarks
Kimi K3 wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · general · reasoning.
Category leads
speed·Kimi K3general·Kimi K3reasoning·Kimi K3coding·Kimi K3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V4 Flash
#39 by perf·#6 by attention
Kimi K3
#51 by perf·#17 by attention
Best value
DeepSeek V4 Flash
11.6x better value than Kimi K3
DeepSeek V4 Flash
94.4 pts/$
$0.65/M
Kimi K3
8.1 pts/$
$7.33/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Moonshot AI
$18.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V4 FlashKimi K3
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Kimi K3 leads by +3.3
DeepSeek V4 Flash
40.3
Kimi K3
43.6
Dtbench
Kimi K3 leads by +8.0
DeepSeek V4 Flash
77.3
Kimi K3
85.3
Lmca
Kimi K3 leads by +19.8
DeepSeek V4 Flash
42.2
Kimi K3
62.0
SimpleBench
Kimi K3 leads by +17.3
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
35.6
Kimi K3
52.8
WeirdML
Kimi K3 leads by +36.9
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
45.6
Kimi K3
82.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 40.3 | 43.6 |
Dtbench | 77.3 | 85.3 |
Lmca | 42.2 | 62.0 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 35.6 | 52.8 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 45.6 | 82.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.03 | $1.28 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $3.39 | |
| $0.67 | $14.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $40.03 |