GPT-4.5 Preview vs Kimi K3
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.5 Preview leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.
GPT-4.5 Preview
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 | GPT-4.5 Preview | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #62 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 42.17687074829932 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #13 · #13 in General LLM Margin 8.84353741496598 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #93 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 64.38356164383562 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #7 · #7 in Reasoning Margin 5.479452054794521 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #38 · #38 in Math Margin 84.44444444444444 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 27, 2025 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #92 · #92 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 27, 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 | — | #11 · Was SOTA · Coding › Web dev Margin 9.34579439252336 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #76 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 51.70068027210884 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #8 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 5.442176870748298 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026 | #22 · #22 in Vision Margin 60.526315789473685 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
| Factuality | — | #19 · #19 in Factuality Margin 14.925373134328368 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #83 · #83 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 27, 2025 | #8 · #8 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 |
GPT-4.5 Preview: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.
Kimi K3: $4.125 per 1M blended tokens.
GPT-4.5 Preview: closed weights.
Kimi K3: open weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in General LLM at #13 against #62.
Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Reasoning at #7 against #93.
Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Science at #17 against #92.
Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Long context at #8 against #76.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #83.
GPT-4.5 Preview or Kimi K3?
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.5 Preview leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 5 shared categories.
GPT-4.5 Preview or Kimi K3 for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in General LLM at #13 against #62.
GPT-4.5 Preview or Kimi K3 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Reasoning at #7 against #93.
GPT-4.5 Preview or Kimi K3 for Science?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Science at #17 against #92.