GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs Kimi K3 (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or Kimi K3 (Low) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
Kimi K3 (Low) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium): 37.0% less intelligence, 229.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 305.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | Kimi K3 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.8 | 30.1 | −37.0% Kimi K3 (Low) is 37.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $361.37 | $1,190.42 | +229.4% Kimi K3 (Low) is 3.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.90s | 56.42s | +305.9% Kimi K3 (Low) is 305.9% 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 (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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