GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) vs Kimi K3 (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) by OpenAI or Kimi K3 (Low) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Low)
Kimi K3 (Low) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Low): 10.1% less intelligence, 86.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 520.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) | Kimi K3 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 33.5 | 30.1 | −10.1% Kimi K3 (Low) is 10.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $637.28 | $1,190.42 | +86.8% Kimi K3 (Low) is 86.8% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.26s | 51.29s | +520.9% Kimi K3 (Low) is 520.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $3.00 / $15.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- 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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