DeepSeek R1 vs Kimi K3
As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.
DeepSeek R1
It used to be. Was SOTA in General LLM.
Kimi K3
Yes. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (open weights). Not the overall leader.
| Category | DeepSeek R1 | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #153 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 81.38297872340425 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #13 · #13 in General LLM Margin 6.914893617021278 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #151 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 80.85106382978724 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #7 · #7 in Reasoning Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #90 · #90 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 20, 2025 | #17 · #17 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Scale Labs leaderboards · Oct 14, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | — | #12 · Was SOTA · Coding › Web dev Margin 8.799999999999997 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #160 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 85.1063829787234 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #8 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | — | #22 · #22 in Vision Margin 60.526315789473685 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
| Factuality | — | #22 · #22 in Factuality Margin 13.372093023255815 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #77 · #77 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 20, 2025 | #8 · #8 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
DeepSeek R1: $1.15 per 1M blended tokens.
Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.
DeepSeek R1: open weights.
Kimi K3: open weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in General LLM at #13 against #153.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in Reasoning at #7 against #151.
Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in Science at #17 against #90.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in Long context at #8 against #160.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #77.
DeepSeek R1 or Kimi K3?
As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.
DeepSeek R1 or Kimi K3 for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in General LLM at #13 against #153.
DeepSeek R1 or Kimi K3 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in Reasoning at #7 against #151.
DeepSeek R1 or Kimi K3 for Science?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek R1 in Science at #17 against #90.