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GPT-6.1 Solvs.Kimi K3
Which one is better?
GPT-6.1 Sol performs better than Kimi K3 and is cheaper: Kimi K3 costs 1.5 times as much.
GPT-6.1 Sol
Rank 9
Kimi K3
Rank 26
GPT-6.1 Sol
Kimi K3
GPT-6.1 Sol
Kimi K3
GPT-6.1 Sol
Kimi K3
Rank 5 of 485
Above 272,000 tokens of context, GPT-6.1 Sol costs more: $4 input and $15 output per 1M tokens.
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Strengths at a glance
GPT-6.1 SolKimi K3Median of all ranked models
95 % range: GPT-6.1 Sol 113.7 to 127.5, Kimi K3 90.3 to 104.2.
The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the close-up the net starts at 90 points, just below the weaker model's lowest value; the reference group average is 100.
GPT-6.1 Sol is ahead in 6 of 10 areas, Kimi K3 in none.
GPT-6.1 Sol ahead: 6GPT-6.1 Sol slightly ahead: 2level: 2
Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
GPT-6.1 Sol vs. Kimi K3 at the same effort
Both models measured at the same reasoning efforts. This shows whether a lead comes from the model or only from more compute.
The gap compares only the Artificial Analysis test series in which both models are measured at that effort. Tied below 3 points, ahead only beyond two standard errors.
Which model for which task?
Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.
GPT-6.1 Sol vs. Kimi K3 in our own test
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
GPT-6.1 Sol

Oct 1, 2026 · 84 s · $0.04
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- openai/gpt-6.1-sol
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,583 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0359
- Response time
- 83.6 s
- API model reported in response
- openai/gpt-6.1-sol
- Pinned endpoint
- OpenAI | openai/gpt-6.1-sol-20260929
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Kimi K3

Oct 1, 2026 · 173 s · $0.08
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- moonshotai/kimi-k3
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 5,145 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0775
- Response time
- 173.4 s
- API model reported in response
- moonshotai/kimi-k3
- Pinned endpoint
- Moonshot AI | moonshotai/kimi-k3-20260715
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Earlier attempts (1)
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
SVG short test
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Prompt
Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.
GPT-6.1 Sol
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Kimi K3

Oct 14, 2026 · $0.0049
Test details
- Test run
- Oct 14, 2026
- Provider
- chutes/mxfp4
- API model
- moonshotai/kimi-k3
- Output
- 495 tokens
- Reasoning
- API reports 0 reasoning tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0049
- Test round
- 43b8c5c46830
GPT-6.1 Sol and Kimi K3 in the overall index
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Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v5)
20 of 95 models
Popularity compared
How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.
GPT-6.1 Sol has no popularity score yet.
Over time
Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 14, 2026
GPT-6.1 SolKimi K3
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better | 117.5 | 101.5 |
| Rank | Rank 9 of 95 | Rank 26 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2above 272,000 tokens: $4 | $3 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $10above 272,000 tokens: $15 | $15 |
| Cost per task (own tests)average of 3 original-protocol tasks both models passed (SVG short test not included) | $0.044 | $0.055 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 54 | 79 |
| Popularity | ||
| Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 100 | n/a | 85Rank 5 of 485 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 30, 2026 | n/a |
| Released | Sep 29, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | no | yes |
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Is there a better choice?
Overall index 112.6, rank 13$2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens
GPT-6.1 Sol vs. Kimi K3.1 ProOverall index 127.0, rank 2$2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens
GPT-6.1 Sol vs. Gemini 4 CarbonOverall index 130.9, rank 1$8 input and $40 output per 1M tokens
GPT-6.1 Sol vs. Claude Fable 5.2Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: GPT-6.1 SolB: Kimi K3
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- 52GPT-6.1 Sol vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 53Claude Opus 4.7 vs. GPT-6.1 Sol
- 54GPT-6.1 Sol vs. GLM-5.3
- 55Claude Fable 5.2 vs. GPT-6.1 Sol
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