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Seed-2.0-Lite (medium) vs Kimi K3 (max)

Kimi K3 (max) leads on average score with 7.9 vs 7.8. Seed-2.0-Lite (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.236 vs $2.528. Seed-2.0-Lite (medium) is faster at 47.94s vs 142.84s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 77.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#90
Total Output Tokens
101,296
Response Time (avg)
47.94s
Total Cost
$0.236
Rank
#79
Total Output Tokens
224,128
Response Time (avg)
142.84s
Total Cost
$2.528
Recommended model Seed-2.0-Lite (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.8 vs 7.9), while costing about 10.8x less than Kimi K3 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Seed-2.0-Lite Seed-2.0-Lite medium Release: 2026-02-14 Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16
Score 7.8 7.9
Rank #90 #79
Reliability 10.0 9.0
Consistency 8.6 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 77.3%
Flaky tests 4 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.809 21.668
Total Cost $0.236 $2.528
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $2.100 / 1M
Output Price $2.000 / 1M $10.951 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 129,906 34,960
Output Tokens 12,530 2,887
Reasoning Tokens 88,766 221,241
Response Time (avg) 47.94s 142.84s
Response Time (max) 254.92s 766.58s
Response Time (total) 1054.57s 2714.02s
Parameters ~200B total (~20B 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.

#90 Seed-2.0-Lite

medium
Cost
$0.005
Time
86.7s
Tokens
2,354 tok

#79 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
Seed-2.0-Lite 8.0 9.8 66.7% 0 156.74s 8,247 458 31,890
Kimi K3 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 325.79s 8,061 460 84,012

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