# DeepSeek R1 0528 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 0528 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

DeepSeek R1 0528: $0.9125000000000001 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek R1 0528: open weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 0528 in General LLM at #13 against #119.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 0528 in Reasoning at #7 against #127.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 0528 in Science at #17 against #78.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 0528 in Long context at #8 against #150.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 0528 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #70.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 0528 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Aug 7, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 is tied for state of the art in General LLM (since Oct 13, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).