GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs Kimi K3 (Max)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or Kimi K3 (Max) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
Kimi K3 (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium): 8.8% less intelligence, 912.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 312.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | Kimi K3 (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.8 | 43.6 | −8.8% Kimi K3 (Max) is 8.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $361.37 | $3,658.07 | +912.3% Kimi K3 (Max) is 10× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.81s | 56.93s | +312.2% Kimi K3 (Max) is 312.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $3.00 / $15.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Kimi K3 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
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