Kimi K3.1 Provs.Qwen 3.8 27B
Which one is better?
Kimi K3.1 Pro is clearly ahead in the overall index, but costs 50 times (input) and 4 times (output) as much per token.
80
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Rank 10 to 13
11
Qwen 3.8 27B
Rank 44 to 57
36
Kimi K3.1 Pro
slow
40
Qwen 3.8 27B
slow
$4
Kimi K3.1 Pro
fairly expensive
$0.66
Qwen 3.8 27B
fairly cheap
Kimi K3.1 Pro
- Subscription
At Moonshot AI from ≈ €20.14 a month (Kimi Plus, with limited credits). 4 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$2 input, $10 output per 1M tokens.
Qwen 3.8 27B
- Subscription
No Alibaba subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 10 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$0.04 input, $2.50 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.42 and $3 since Oct 27, 2026.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
Kimi K3.1 Pro ahead: 8Qwen 3.8 27B ahead: 0level: 0too little data: 2of 10 areas
AreaKimi K3.1 ProQwen 3.8 27B0 to 100, higher is betterResult
Areas in the overall index
CodingKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 85Qwen 3.8 27B: 13
ReasoningKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 80Qwen 3.8 27B: 6
MathematicsKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 81Qwen 3.8 27B: 8
KnowledgeKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 85Qwen 3.8 27B: 5
AgentsKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 80Qwen 3.8 27B: 21
Generalonly Kimi K3.1 Pro has a scoreKimi K3.1 Pro: 74Qwen 3.8 27B: not enough data
MultimodalKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 75Qwen 3.8 27B: 13
Specialist fields
FinanceKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 62Qwen 3.8 27B: 34
LegalKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 68Qwen 3.8 27B: 23
Healthonly Qwen 3.8 27B has a scoreKimi K3.1 Pro: not enough dataQwen 3.8 27B: 3
Show 1 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
AreaKimi K3.1 ProQwen 3.8 27B0 to 100, higher is betterResult
Cybersecurityonly Qwen 3.8 27B has a scoreKimi K3.1 Pro: not enough dataQwen 3.8 27B: 19
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
This is the lowest documented setting for each provider. It does not make compute comparable across models.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Not tested yet
Qwen 3.8 27B
The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.
Reasoning (requested): disabled (enabled: false)
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 11, 2026
- API provider
- Alibaba
- Requested API model
- qwen/qwen3.8-27b
- API model reported in response
- qwen/qwen3.8-27b
- Reasoning setting
- disabled (enabled: false)
- Pinned endpoint
- Alibaba | qwen/qwen3.8-27b-20260814
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Reasoning tokens
- 0
- Test protocol
- community-visual-low-v1
- Technical checks
- Failed
- Response time
- 119.1 s
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Qwen 3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | 80 | 11 |
| Rank | Rank 10 to 13 of 95 | Rank 44 to 57 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2 | $0.04 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $10 | $2.50 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 36 | 40 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages | 262,144 tokens≈ 390 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | n/a | n/a |
| Released | Oct 23, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | n/a | yes |
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, API price listed by Artificial Analysis: $2 input, $10 output, and $0.20 cached input per 1 million tokens. Kimi's official API publishes CNY rates separately. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, Official API pricing: K3.1 Pro: CNY 13 input, CNY 68 output, CNY 13 cache write, and CNY 1.30 cache hit per million tokens. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, Highspeed API pricing: CNY 26 input, CNY 136 output, CNY 26 cache write, and CNY 1.30 cache hit per million tokens. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, International API pricing in USD: The international Kimi platform lists $2 input, $10 output, $2 cache write and $0.20 cache hit per million tokens. Highspeed costs $4/$20/$4/$0.20. Checked October 29, 2026. Separately documented CNY tariffs remain separate observations. Source
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared 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: Kimi K3.1 ProB: Qwen 3.8 27B
IOIOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 81.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 39.1%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 37.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 36.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
ProofBench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 91%Qwen 3.8 27B: 16%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 24.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 30.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 31.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 84.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 64.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
IOIIOI 2024 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 100%Qwen 3.8 27B: 31.8%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 56.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 45.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 10%Qwen 3.8 27B: 6.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceEarth Sciences · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 12.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
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IOIIOI 2025 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 75.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 48.5%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 81.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 88.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 58%Qwen 3.8 27B: 48.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceEngineering Sciences · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 22.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
IOIIOI 2026 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 70.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 36.8%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 27.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 41.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 36.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 43.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceLife Sciences · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 36.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 66.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 86.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 64.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 58.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceMathematical Sciences · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 23.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 29.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 25.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 27.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 34.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-SciencePhysical Sciences · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 47.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 75.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 83.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 68.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 57.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 31.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 26.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 13.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 16.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 74.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 82%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 61.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 62.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 28.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 26.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 30%Qwen 3.8 27B: 32.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 69.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 79.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 72.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 66.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 13.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 22.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 30%Qwen 3.8 27B: 50%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 63.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 69.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 53.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 68%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchHealth · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 73.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 63.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchWeighted Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 63.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 60%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchHealth · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 90.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 94.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchImmigration · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 18.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 18.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchImmigration · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 32.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 78%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 71.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 82.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
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