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Qwen3 Max vs Kimi K2 0711
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Winner summary
Qwen3 Max wins on 2/2 benchmarks
Qwen3 Max wins 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge.
Category leads
knowledge·Qwen3 Max
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3 Max
#49 by perf·no signal
Kimi K2 0711
#63 by perf·no signal
Best value
Kimi K2 0711
1.6x better value than Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max
24.9 pts/$
$2.34/M
Kimi K2 0711
39.2 pts/$
$1.43/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
moonshotai
private · undisclosed
Head to head
2 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3 MaxKimi K2 0711
Fiction.LiveBench
Qwen3 Max leads by +5.6
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Qwen3 Max
66.7
Kimi K2 0711
61.1
Lech Mazur Writing
Qwen3 Max leads by +0.2
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Qwen3 Max
87.1
Kimi K2 0711
86.9
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Max | Kimi K2 0711 |
|---|---|---|
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 66.7 | 61.1 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 87.1 | 86.9 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.78 | $3.90 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $15.60 | |
| $0.57 | $2.30 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $10.03 |