Model comparison
Kimi K3 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K3 scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K3 leads 63.0 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 82.6% for Kimi K3 and 34.4% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $3 / $15 for Kimi K3.
- Kimi K3 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 59.5 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-16 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 1.05M | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $3 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $15 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 53 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 61.0 (#10), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 59.5% | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | 82.6% | 34.4% |
| DeepSWE | 68.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 44.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1654 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 25.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1508 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,524 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K3: 41.8 (#20), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 23.4% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | 60.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 93.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 94.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 39% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1496 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 26% | — |
| DTBench | 91.2% | — |
| LMCA | 52.7% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 95% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.1 | — |
Math Not comparable
Kimi K3: 74.2 (#16), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1491 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Kimi K3: 63.2 (#21), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 50.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1521 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K3: 37.8 (#70), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 29.5% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 34.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K3: 56.3 (#21), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1466 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | — |
| LMArena French | 1491 | — |
| LMArena German | 1488 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1487 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1482 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K3: 77.7 (#14), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1483 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K3: 45.8 (#29), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1494 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K3: 76.6 (#4), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1454 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2082 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1339 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1488 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K3 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Kimi K3 or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Kimi K3 lists at $3 and $15.
Is Kimi K3 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Kimi K3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 61.0 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kimi K3 does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K3 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K3 has 53 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.