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Grok 4.6 vs Kimi K3

Kimi K3 leads in 3 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

Kimi K3

Cheaper

Kimi K3

Faster

Tie

Detailed Comparison

CategoryGrok 4.6Kimi K3
ProviderxAI Moonshot AI
Context Window500K WIN128K
Input Price ($/1M)$2 $0.6 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)$6 $2.5 WIN
Arena ELON/A 1679 WIN
CodingN/A N/A
ReasoningN/A N/A
Speed (tokens/sec)N/A N/A
Open SourceNo Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.6 or Kimi K3?

Kimi K3 is approximately 61% cheaper than Grok 4.6 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window?

Grok 4.6 supports 500K context, while Kimi K3 supports 128K.

Is Grok 4.6 or Kimi K3 open source?

Grok 4.6 is proprietary. Kimi K3 is open source.

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