Grok 4.6 (Low) vs Kimi K3 (Low)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Low) by SpaceXAI 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 Grok 4.6 (Low)
Kimi K3 (Low) vs Grok 4.6 (Low): 14.2% less intelligence, 93.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 313.6% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Low) | Kimi K3 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.1 | 30.1 | −14.2% Kimi K3 (Low) is 14.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $613.92 | $1,190.42 | +93.9% Kimi K3 (Low) is 93.9% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.64s | 56.42s | +313.6% Kimi K3 (Low) is 313.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $3.00 / $15.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (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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