Kimi K3 vs Mistral Large 4
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.
Kimi K3
Yes. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (open weights). Not the overall leader.
Mistral Large 4
#38 Best current rank: #38 in Coding › Web dev, as of Oct 15, 2026.
| Category | Kimi K3 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #13 · #13 in General LLM Margin 6.914893617021278 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #101 · #101 in General LLM Margin 53.723404255319146 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #7 · #7 in Reasoning Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #98 · #98 in Reasoning Margin 52.659574468085104 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #17 · #17 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 | #45 · #45 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — Scale Labs leaderboards · Oct 14, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | #12 · Was SOTA · Coding › Web dev Margin 8.799999999999997 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #38 · #38 in Coding › Web dev Margin 29.599999999999994 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #8 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #108 · #108 in Long context Margin 57.4468085106383 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | #22 · #22 in Vision Margin 60.526315789473685 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| Factuality | #22 · #22 in Factuality Margin 13.372093023255815 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #100 · #100 in Factuality Margin 58.72093023255814 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #8 · #8 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 16, 2026 | — |
Kimi K3: $4.109999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.
Mistral Large 4: $1.0324999999999998 per 1M blended tokens.
Kimi K3: open weights.
Mistral Large 4: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in General LLM at #13 against #101.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Reasoning at #7 against #98.
Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Science at #17 against #45.
Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #38.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Long context at #8 against #108.
Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Factuality at #22 against #100.
Kimi K3 or Mistral Large 4?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.
Kimi K3 or Mistral Large 4 for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in General LLM at #13 against #101.
Kimi K3 or Mistral Large 4 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Reasoning at #7 against #98.
Kimi K3 or Mistral Large 4 for Science?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Mistral Large 4 in Science at #17 against #45.