# GPT-4.1 Mini vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

GPT-4.1 Mini: $0.7 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-4.1 Mini: closed weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in General LLM at #13 against #174.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Reasoning at #7 against #171.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Science at #17 against #99.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Long context at #8 against #168.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #89.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini is ranked #89 in Abstraction (ARC) (since Oct 15, 2026; sources ARC-AGI; 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).