Kimi K3 (max) vs Inkling (medium)

Recommended model Inkling (medium)

It has the best score here (8.0), while costing about 9.2x less than Kimi K3 (max).

Detailed comparison

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	7.9	8.0
Rank	#59	#57
Reliability	9.0	10.0
Consistency	9.2	8.5
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	77.3%	75.8%
Flaky tests	2	4
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	21.668	2.551
Total Cost	$3.467	$0.377
Input Price	$3.000 / 1M	$0.950 / 1M
Output Price	$15.000 / 1M	$4.050 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	34,960	124,062
Output Tokens	2,887	12,190
Reasoning Tokens	221,241	51,652
Response Time (avg)	142.84s	15.66s
Response Time (max)	766.58s	85.12s
Response Time (total)	2714.02s	344.52s
Parameters	2.8T total (104B active)	975B total (41B active)
Availability	Weights available	Open source

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

max

medium

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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	9.5	75.0%	0		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	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		683.62s	838	57	106,892
Inkling	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		31.59s	804	69	18,378

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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