DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) vs Kimi K3 (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) by DeepSeek or Kimi K3 (Low) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)
Kimi K3 (Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max): 1.0% less intelligence, 329.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | Kimi K3 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.4 | 30.1 | −1.0% Kimi K3 (Low) is 1.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $277.30 | $1,190.42 | +329.3% Kimi K3 (Low) is 4.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 48.02s | 56.42s | +17.5% Kimi K3 (Low) is 17.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.43 / $0.87 | $3.00 / $15.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- 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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