# Best open-weights AI model for vision — October 2026

As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 is state of the art in Vision, open weights (since Aug 20, 2026; sources GDP.pdf; methodology v1.0).

Leading, crown pending confirmation: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.

Category board: https://isitsota.com/c/vision?slice=open-weights

## Top 10

- #1 Kimi K3
- #2 GLM 5.3 Flash
- #3 Kimi K2 6
- #1 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

## Crown changes

- Aug 20, 2026 — Vision: Kimi K3 takes the crown
- Apr 20, 2026 — Vision: Kimi K2 6 takes the crown

## Weights

- GDP.pdf: primary, weight 1
- LMArena Vision (style-controlled): primary, weight 0.8