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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) vs Kimi K3 (max)

Kimi K3 (max) leads on average score with 7.9 vs 7.8. Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $2.126 vs $3.467. Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) is faster at 28.08s vs 142.84s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 77.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#83
Total Output Tokens
120,427
Response Time (avg)
28.08s
Total Cost
$2.126
Rank
#74
Total Output Tokens
224,128
Response Time (avg)
142.84s
Total Cost
$3.467
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.8 vs 7.9), while costing about 1.6x less than Kimi K3 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16
Score 7.8 7.9
Rank #83 #74
Reliability 10.0 9.0
Consistency 9.5 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 77.3%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 15.182 21.668
Total Cost $2.126 $3.467
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $15.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 106,316 34,960
Output Tokens 79,338 2,887
Reasoning Tokens 41,089 221,241
Response Time (avg) 28.08s 142.84s
Response Time (max) 140.96s 766.58s
Response Time (total) 421.15s 2714.02s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 2.8T total (104B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#83 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#74 MoonshotAI: Kimi K3

max
Cost
$0.281
Time
506.9s
Tokens
18,863 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686
Kimi K3 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 325.79s 8,061 460 84,012

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