# DeepSeek V3 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads Kimi K3 in 1 of 3 shared categories: General LLM.

DeepSeek V3: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek V3: open weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads Kimi K3 in General LLM at #12 against #13.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3 in Science at #17 against #114.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads DeepSeek V3 in Long context at #8 against #185.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 5, 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).