Kimi K3 vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.
Kimi K3
Yes. Yes on General LLM (open weights); Reasoning (open weights). Not the overall leader.
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct
#108 Best current rank: #108 in Coding › Web dev, as of Oct 15, 2026.
| Category | Kimi K3 | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #13 · #13 in General LLM Margin 6.914893617021278 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #168 · #168 in General LLM Margin 89.36170212765957 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #7 · #7 in Reasoning Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #160 · #160 in Reasoning Margin 85.63829787234043 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 | — |
| 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 | #108 · #108 in Coding › Web dev Margin 85.6 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Long context | #8 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 4.255319148936167 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #148 · #148 in Long context Margin 78.72340425531915 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 | #143 · #143 in Factuality Margin 83.72093023255815 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.
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.
Kimi K3: open weights.
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct: open weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in General LLM at #13 against #168.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in Reasoning at #7 against #160.
Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #108.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in Long context at #8 against #148.
Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in Factuality at #22 against #143.
Kimi K3 · Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct
Kimi K3 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.
Kimi K3 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in General LLM at #13 against #168.
Kimi K3 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in Reasoning at #7 against #160.
Kimi K3 or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct for Coding › Web dev?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Kimi K3 leads Qwen3 Coder 480B A35b Instruct in Coding › Web dev at #12 against #108.