MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 vs Thinking Machines: Inkling

The average score is effectively tied at 8.0 vs 8.0. Inkling (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.391 vs $3.112. Inkling (medium) is faster at 16.21s vs 122.48s, with pass rates of 75.8% vs 78.8%.

Recommended modelInkling (medium)It has the best score here (8.0), while costing about 8.0x less than Kimi K3 (max).

Last updated at: 2026-07-18

Metric	Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16	Inkling Inkling medium Release: 2026-07-18

Metric	Kimi K3 Kimi K3 max Release: 2026-07-16	Inkling Inkling medium Release: 2026-07-18
Score	8.0	8.0
Rank	#33	#32
Reliability	9.1	9.8
Consistency	9.5	8.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	75.8%	78.8%
Flaky tests	1	5
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	19.446	2.604
Total Cost	$3.112	$0.391
Input Price	$3.000 / 1M	$1.000 / 1M
Output Price	$15.000 / 1M	$4.050 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	34,916	124,053
Output Tokens	2,910	12,189
Reasoning Tokens	197,529	53,597
Response Time (avg)	122.48s	16.21s
Response Time (max)	766.58s	85.12s
Response Time (total)	2327.06s	356.54s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#33 MoonshotAI: Kimi K3

max

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

#32 Thinking Machines: Inkling

medium

Cost: $0.004
Time: 11.2s
Tokens: 852 tok

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Category Breakdown

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Anti-AI Tricks	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		10.24s	1,638	496	2,629
Inkling	8.7	7.9	91.7%	1		6.49s	645	333	3,091

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
Inkling	8.4	7.8	77.8%	1		25.20s	7,374	525	14,457

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		223.03s	12,792	399	20,460
Inkling	7.3	5.8	83.3%	1		41.15s	98,542	10,088	4,626

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	7.3	5.8	83.3%	1		16.72s	7,839	354	2,606
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.60s	7,068	216	813

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	5.9	9.3	33.3%	0		490.14s	794	80	83,180
Inkling	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		35.60s	795	68	20,323

General Intelligence	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		14.91s	732	191	871
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.65s	501	170	699

Instructions following	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		7.66s	1,179	147	1,119
Inkling	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		6.17s	708	93	1,886

Puzzle Solving	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		7.36s	1,416	495	1,368
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.18s	714	370	2,310

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		0ms	0	0	0
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		4.48s	7,487	296	298

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Kimi K3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		19.67s	465	288	1,284
Inkling	2.8	1.6	33.3%	1		21.69s	219	30	5,094

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