# Kimi K3 release · 2026-07-16 · snapshot 2026-10-25

Creator: Kimi · 2 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 (Low) | Text, Image | 30.10 | $1190 | 56.4s | no | `kimi-k3-low` |
| Kimi K3 (Max) | Text, Image | 43.60 | $3658 | 56.0s | no | `kimi-k3` |

Open weights · on the open-weights frontier today: 0 of 2

## Launch day (2026-07-16)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 2
- Reached the open-weights frontier: 1 of 2
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 46 releases this past year did
- Kimi K3 (Low) missed: 2.0 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (High) at 11.01× its cost
- Kimi K3 (Max) missed: 0.4 points below GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) at 1.76× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-25T15:21:57Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.