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Kimi K3 (max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)

Kimi K3 (max) leads on average score with 8.3 vs 8.2. GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.483 vs $3.409. GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) is faster at 8.93s vs 139.41s, with pass rates of 78.3% vs 71.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-13

Compared models

Rank
#87
Total Output Tokens
233,327
Response Time (avg)
139.41s
Total Cost
$3.409
Rank
#95
Total Output Tokens
33,189
Response Time (avg)
8.93s
Total Cost
$0.483
Recommended model GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.2 vs 8.3), while costing about 7.1x less than Kimi K3 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16 GPT-5.6 Terra GPT-5.6 Terra medium Release: 2026-07-09
Score 8.3 8.2
Rank #87 #95
Reliability 9.3 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 78.3% 71.0%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 23.601 5.768
Total Cost $3.409 $0.483
Input Price $0.830 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $14.000 / 1M $12.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.270 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 170,700 172,507
Output Tokens 7,719 5,824
Reasoning Tokens 225,608 27,365
Response Time (avg) 139.41s 8.93s
Response Time (max) 766.58s 54.74s
Response Time (total) 2788.26s 205.39s
Parameters 2.8T total (104B active) ~1T total (~60B active)
Availability Weights available Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#87 MoonshotAI: Kimi K3

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

#95 GPT-5.6 Terra

medium
Cost
$0.035
Time
16.3s
Tokens
2,418 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
Kimi K3 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 325.79s 8,061 460 84,012
GPT-5.6 Terra 6.1 7.2 55.6% 1 7.19s 7,302 427 4,527

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