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General specifications
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The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie
Pricing by provider
Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.
Provider pricing for Kimi K3 and Mistral Medium 3.5
Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.
Capability profile from matched benchmarks
Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.
Kimi K3
Mistral Medium 3.5
Coding: 100 / 35.4 (3 benchmark families)
Reasoning: 100 / 37.5 (1 benchmark family)
Mathematics: 100 / 10.3 (1 benchmark family)
Knowledge: 100 / 85.6 (1 benchmark family)
Finance: 100 / 55.2 (6 benchmark families)
Legal: 100 / 12.3 (2 benchmark families)
Agentic tasks: 100 / 48.1 (1 benchmark family)
Health: 100 / 73 (2 benchmark families)
20 matched rows from 20 benchmark families were considered. The radar shows 8 of 10 comparable categories.
Kimi K3Mistral Medium 3.5
Code MigrationOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner16.099 %
Mistral Medium 3.55.127 %
CorpFin v2Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner71.562 %
Mistral Medium 3.558.78 %
EMBOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner66.399 %
Mistral Medium 3.511.185 %
Finance Agent (v2)Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner54.36 %
Mistral Medium 3.532.103 %
GPQA DiamondOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner92.929 %
Mistral Medium 3.534.848 %
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner10.833 %
Mistral Medium 3.50.417 %
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner44.231 %
Mistral Medium 3.59.135 %
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Kimi K3Higher measured value1,487.964
Mistral Medium 3.51,426.128
MedCodeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner48.884 %
Mistral Medium 3.533.752 %
MedScribeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner87.958 %
Mistral Medium 3.567.728 %
MMLU-ProOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner87.973 %
Mistral Medium 3.575.335 %
MortgageTaxOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Kimi K3Winner66.336 %
Mistral Medium 3.528.895 %
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie
Benchmark scores for Kimi K3 and Mistral Medium 3.5
Benchmark and task
Kimi K3
Mistral Medium 3.5
Source
Code MigrationOverallTest details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 26,400 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,693 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,487.964
95% confidence interval: ±4.866The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,426.128
95% confidence interval: ±6.42The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and financeTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,149 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,256 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,489.173
95% confidence interval: ±8.766The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,430.173
95% confidence interval: ±12.827The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,940 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 621 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,539.78
95% confidence interval: ±13.819The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,446.524
95% confidence interval: ±23.931The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,878 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,282 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,540.544
95% confidence interval: ±7.811The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,477.898
95% confidence interval: ±10.854The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,249 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,999 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,458.257
95% confidence interval: ±9.02The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,397.828
95% confidence interval: ±13.94The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,028 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,562 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,493.173
95% confidence interval: ±6.62The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,442.84
95% confidence interval: ±8.53The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and mediaTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,417 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,618 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,459.187
95% confidence interval: ±8.256The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,394.24
95% confidence interval: ±12.151The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 19,504 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 8,856 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,501.41
95% confidence interval: ±6.35The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,419.562
95% confidence interval: ±8.482The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,457 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,205 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,532.809
95% confidence interval: ±12.276The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,433.7
95% confidence interval: ±17.235The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 944 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 453 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,506.507
95% confidence interval: ±20.255The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,435.855
95% confidence interval: ±29.943The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 508 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 173 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,487.756
95% confidence interval: ±26.837The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,447.96
95% confidence interval: ±43.885The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 17,130 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,627 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,516.598
95% confidence interval: ±5.615The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,444.677
95% confidence interval: ±7.686The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,516 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,821 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,514.741
95% confidence interval: ±7.894The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,455.806
95% confidence interval: ±10.148The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 8,851 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,827 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,486.2
95% confidence interval: ±7.06The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,420.763
95% confidence interval: ±10.011The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 567 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 188 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,476.936
95% confidence interval: ±24.854The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,392.677
95% confidence interval: ±43.291The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlLegal and governmentTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,120 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 893 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,513.54
95% confidence interval: ±13.409The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,437.755
95% confidence interval: ±20.721The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlLife, physical and social scienceTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,134 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,939 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,521.44
95% confidence interval: ±9.547The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,435.825
95% confidence interval: ±13.971The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,778 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,065 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,503.731
95% confidence interval: ±6.651The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,428.117
95% confidence interval: ±9.119The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,131 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 565 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,499.153
95% confidence interval: ±17.579The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,428.606
95% confidence interval: ±24.143The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,381 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 653 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,512.282
95% confidence interval: ±16.286The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,438.481
95% confidence interval: ±22.896The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlMedicine and healthcareTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,822 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 844 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,510.85
95% confidence interval: ±14.327The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,421.161
95% confidence interval: ±21.257The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,075 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,925 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,500.724
95% confidence interval: ±9.804The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,432.256
95% confidence interval: ±14.007The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,361 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,131 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,477.001
95% confidence interval: ±5.678The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,406.139
95% confidence interval: ±8.159The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 428 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 235 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,489.166
95% confidence interval: ±27.535The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,415.979
95% confidence interval: ±38.135The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,175 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,242 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,493.777
95% confidence interval: ±10.901The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,410.34
95% confidence interval: ±17.157The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlSoftware and IT servicesTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,253 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,587 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,526.074
95% confidence interval: ±6.653The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,468.806
95% confidence interval: ±9.304The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 810 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 393 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,484.797
95% confidence interval: ±20.864The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,392.394
95% confidence interval: ±31.573The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena Text, Style ControlWriting, literature and languageTest details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterKimi K3: Snapshot: kimi-k3-max, Reasoning: max, Harness: Arena text, style control Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style controlKimi K3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,938 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,919 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,474.679
95% confidence interval: ±7.931The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,403.766
95% confidence interval: ±11.409The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie
Our model tests
Our tests
Compare how the models respond to the same prompt. Each test shows the first attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. These results do not contribute to an overall score.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Kimi K3
API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.
Reasoning (requested): high
First attempt
Run date
7 Sept 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
moonshotai/kimi-k3
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
Moonshot AI | moonshotai/kimi-k3-20260715
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Not run
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Mistral Medium 3.5
API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.
Reasoning (requested): high
First attempt
Run date
7 Sept 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
Mistral | mistralai/mistral-medium-3.5-20260430
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Not run
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
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