# Kimi K2 6 vs Kimi K3

As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K2 6 leads Kimi K3 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

Kimi K2 6: $1.3399999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

Kimi K2 6: open weights.

Kimi K3: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in General LLM at #13 against #51.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in Reasoning at #7 against #48.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in Science at #17 against #29.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #49.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in Long context at #8 against #43.
- Which to pick, Vision: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in Vision at #22 against #30.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Kimi K2 6 in Factuality at #22 against #46.

As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K2 6 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Jun 5, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; 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).