DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) vs Kimi K3 (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) by DeepSeek or Kimi K3 (Low) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max)
Kimi K3 (Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max): 12.2% less intelligence, 496.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 270.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | Kimi K3 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.3 | 30.1 | −12.2% Kimi K3 (Low) is 12.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $199.63 | $1,190.42 | +496.3% Kimi K3 (Low) is 6.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.91s | 66.33s | +270.4% Kimi K3 (Low) is 270.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $3.00 / $15.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- Kimi K3 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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