Model comparison
GPT-6 Luna vs Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 53.3 on the Noometry Index. GPT-6 Luna costs 30× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 41 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 41 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Luna scores higher in 2 categories and Kimi K3 in 8 categories; 10 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K3 leads 76.6 to 58.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 68.7% for GPT-6 Luna and 93.6% for Kimi K3.
- GPT-6 Luna is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $3 / $15 for Kimi K3.
- GPT-6 Luna accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1.05M.
- Kimi K3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 53.3 | 59.5 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2026-07-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $3 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $15 |
| Results tracked | 42 | 53 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 55.5 (#25), Kimi K3: 61.0 (#10)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | 66.6% | 68.5% |
| FrontierCode | 42.4% | 44.2% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1581 | 1654 |
| SciCode | 54.6% | 59.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1439 | 1508 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,577 | 1,524 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 25.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 82.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 33.3 (#54), Kimi K3: 41.8 (#20)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 44.3% | 50.6% |
| GDP.pdf | 23% | 19% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 37.1% |
| PostTrainBench | — | 32% |
| GBAEval | — | 48.3% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,165 |
Reasoning Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 48.2 (#41), Kimi K3: 63.0 (#17)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 59.3% | 60.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.7% | 93.6% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 86.7% | 94.5% |
| CritPt | 19.4% | 23.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 31% | 39% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 7% | 26% |
| DTBench | 90.1% | 91.2% |
| LMCA | 44.5% | 52.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.28 | 157.45 |
| SimpleBench | — | 60.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 95% |
| ForecastBench | — | 61.1 |
Math GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 76.1 (#15), Kimi K3: 74.2 (#16)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 78.9% | 72.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 56.1% | 39% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | 97.2% |
| ProofBench | 64% | 87% |
| LMArena Math | 1416 | 1491 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 87.8% |
Knowledge Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 57.0 (#41), Kimi K3: 63.2 (#21)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.5% | 93.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 41.4% | 50.6% |
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | 1521 |
Multimodal GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 42.4 (#30), Kimi K3: 37.8 (#70)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | 29.5% |
| Furniture Assembly | 44.2% | 34.2% |
| LMArena Vision | 1217 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 50.5 (#117), Kimi K3: 56.3 (#21)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1386 | 1466 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1433 | 1529 |
| LMArena French | 1420 | 1491 |
| LMArena German | 1369 | 1488 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1369 | 1487 |
| LMArena Korean | 1360 | 1458 |
| LMArena Russian | 1394 | 1482 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1393 | 1472 |
Instruction Following Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 74.3 (#99), Kimi K3: 77.7 (#14)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1409 | 1483 |
Long Context Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 43.0 (#111), Kimi K3: 45.8 (#29)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1409 | 1494 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K3 leads
GPT-6 Luna: 58.3 (#119), Kimi K3: 76.6 (#4)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1391 | 1476 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1363 | 1454 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | 1488 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 2082 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Luna better than Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 53.3 on the Noometry Index. GPT-6 Luna costs 30× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Luna or Kimi K3?
GPT-6 Luna is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Kimi K3 lists at $3 and $15.
Is GPT-6 Luna or Kimi K3 better for coding?
Kimi K3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 61.0 versus 55.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Luna does, with 1.05M tokens against 1.05M.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Luna and Kimi K3 share?
41 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Luna has 42 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K3 has 53.