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GPT-6 Sol vs Kimi K3

GPT-6 SolOpenAI
Kimi K3Moonshot AI
Our take

Kimi K3 wins 4 of 4 categories, but GPT-6 Sol is 1.5× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick Kimi K3 when quality matters most, GPT-6 Sol at volume.

Overall5265Best
Coding6274Best
Writing3669Best
Support3773Best
Value4252Best
Input / 1M$2.00Best$3.00
Output / 1M$10.00Best$15.00
Blended / 1M$4.00Best$6.00
Context window1.1MBest1M
Open weightsNoYes
Released22 Sept 202616 Jul 2026

Your monthly bill

50k
GPT-6 Sol$800Cheapest
Kimi K3$1.2k
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.