Claude 4 Opus (Reasoning) vs Kimi K3 (Max)

Claude 4 Opus (Reasoning) vs Kimi K3 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4 Opus (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.60
Total cost
-
KimiKimi K3 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
43.60
Total cost
$3658
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4 Opus (Reasoning)Kimi K3 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.643.6+111.7% Kimi K3 (Max) is 2.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$3,658.07— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported63.08s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$15.0 / $75.0$3.00 / $15.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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