# DeepSeek V3.2 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

DeepSeek V3.2: $0.39425 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek V3.2: open weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3.2 in General LLM at #13 against #112.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Reasoning at #7 against #104.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #104.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Long context at #8 against #102.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3.2 in Factuality at #22 against #89.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 is ranked #89 in Factuality (since Oct 15, 2026; sources LMArena Text factuality; 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).