# GPT-5 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

GPT-5: $3.4375000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-5: closed weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in General LLM at #13 against #95.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in Reasoning at #7 against #103.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in Science at #17 against #54.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #72.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in Long context at #8 against #142.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in Factuality at #22 against #119.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads GPT-5 in Abstraction (ARC) at #8 against #34.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Aug 27, 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).