Model comparison
Kimi K3 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K3 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K3 leads 74.2 to 36.3.
Side by side
| Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 59.5 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2026-07-16 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $15 | — |
| Results tracked | 53 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 61.0 (#10), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1508 | 1347 |
| DeepSWE | 68.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 44.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1654 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 25.9% | — |
| SciCode | 59.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 82.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,524 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K3: 41.8 (#20), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 50.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 37.1% | — |
| PostTrainBench | 32% | — |
| GBAEval | 48.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 19% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,165 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 63.0 (#17), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1496 | 1322 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | 60.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 93.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 94.5% | — |
| CritPt | 23.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 39% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 26% | — |
| DTBench | 91.2% | — |
| LMCA | 52.7% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 95% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.1 | — |
Math Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 74.2 (#16), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1491 | 1305 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 72.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 39% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 87.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 97.2% | — |
| ProofBench | 87% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 63.2 (#21), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1521 | 1308 |
| GPQA Diamond | 93.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 50.6% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K3: 37.8 (#70), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 29.5% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 34.2% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 56.3 (#21), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1466 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1491 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1488 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1482 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1487 | — |
Instruction Following Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 77.7 (#14), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1483 | 1299 |
Long Context Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 45.8 (#29), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1494 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 76.6 (#4), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1476 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1454 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1488 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2082 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1339 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K3 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K3 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Kimi K3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 61.0 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K3 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K3 has 53 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.