Model vs model
Kimi K3 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 Pro is the better pick on both counts: it scores 55.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index against 43.6 for Kimi K3, and costs $4 per 1M tokens blended against $6. The biggest gap is on Terminal-Bench 4.0 (terminal tasks), where Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 67.2 against 12.6 for Kimi K3.
At a glance
Longer bar means the bigger number.
Blended price · per 1M tokens, lower is better
Intelligence Index · Artificial Analysis, higher is better
Where they sit among all 31 models
Kimi K3 ranks 12th of the 30 models with an Intelligence Index, Kimi K3.1 Pro 3rd. Up and to the left is smarter for less money. Hover or tap a dot for its numbers, then click it to compare that model with Kimi K3.
Which one to pick
Pick Kimi K3 if
- you need to send video
Pick Kimi K3.1 Pro if
- you want the lower bill ($4 vs $6 per 1M tokens blended)
- you want the higher overall score (55.1 vs 43.6)
- you care about Terminal-Bench 4.0 (terminal tasks): 67.2 vs 12.6
- you care about Humanity's Last Exam (hard reasoning): 52.5 vs 46.9
How smart is each one?
Of the 10 scores both models have, Kimi K3.1 Pro is ahead on 9 and Kimi K3 on 1.
Every intelligence score we have
Out of 100, higher is better. Kimi K3 Kimi K3.1 Pro
Overall
Intelligence Index
43.655.1
By area
Coding
76.2Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
Agentic work
50Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
By field of work
Finance & accounting
46.956.5Legal
48.655.8Healthcare & medicine
42.5Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
Economics
53.460Engineering
43.355.9Strategy & operations
50.559.4
Benchmarks
Factual knowledge · SimpleQA
50.6Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
Hard reasoning · Humanity's Last Exam
46.952.5Science · GPQA Diamond
93.5Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
Scientific coding · SciCode
59.560.8Terminal tasks · Terminal-Bench 4.0
12.667.2Tool use · τ-Bench Banking
46Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
Long documents · AA-LCR
88.7 · 86.3
Our tests
Rule that has to last 4 turns · our test, % of tries passed
100Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
Three bullets, no letter e · our test, % of tries passed
100Kimi K3.1 Pro: not scored yet
The specs
| Spec | Kimi K3 | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3 per 1M | $2 per 1M |
| Output price | $15 per 1M | $10 per 1M |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Accepts | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| Lab | Kimi | Kimi |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Not published | Not published |
Blended price weighs 3 parts input to 1 part output. List prices from models.dev.
Questions
Is Kimi K3 or Kimi K3.1 Pro cheaper?
Kimi K3.1 Pro is cheaper. It charges $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens, against $3 and $15 for Kimi K3. Blended 3 parts input to 1 part output, that is $4 against $6 per 1M tokens.
Which is smarter, Kimi K3 or Kimi K3.1 Pro?
Kimi K3.1 Pro scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 55.1 against 43.6 for Kimi K3. The biggest differences are on Terminal-Bench 4.0 (12.6 vs 67.2) and Humanity's Last Exam (46.9 vs 52.5).
Which has the longer context window?
Both accept 1.05M tokens.
Can I compare Kimi K3 and Kimi K3.1 Pro on my own prompt?
Yes. ModelCompare sends one prompt to both models at once and shows each answer side by side with what it cost. You can try it free without an account.
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Where the numbers come from
Intelligence Index and benchmark scores are from Artificial Analysis, at each model’s highest effort, except SimpleQA, which is from Epoch AI, and the Uncensored score, which is from the UGI Leaderboard. The hallucination test is ours: questions with one exact answer, fake evidence pushed against right answers and requests that tempt a model to name packages that don’t exist. Prices are list prices from models.dev. Example answers come from our own test runs. Updated October 23, 2026.