Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Kimi K3 (Low)

Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Kimi K3 (Low). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
29.10
Total cost
-
KimiKimi K3 (Low)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$1190
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 Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Kimi K3 (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.130.1+3.4% Kimi K3 (Low) is 3.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,190.42— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)23.23s56.42s+142.9% Kimi K3 (Low) is 142.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$3.00 / $15.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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