Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 54.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemini 3.6 Flash costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 44 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 44 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Kimi K3 in 7 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K3 leads 74.2 to 57.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 36% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 87% for Kimi K3.
- Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.75 / $3.75 per million input/output tokens, against $3 / $15 for Kimi K3.
- Kimi K3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 59.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 66K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $3 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | $15 |
| Results tracked | 46 | 53 |
Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry
Category by category
Coding Kimi K3 leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Kimi K3: 61.0 (#10)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | 68.5% |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | 44.2% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | 1654 |
| SciCode | 52.7% | 59.5% |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | 82.6% |
| LMArena Coding | 1491 | 1508 |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | 1,524 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 25.9% |
Agentic & Tool Use Kimi K3 leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Kimi K3: 41.8 (#20)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | 50.6% |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | 19% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 37.1% |
| PostTrainBench | — | 32% |
| GBAEval | — | 48.3% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,165 |
Reasoning Kimi K3 leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Kimi K3: 63.0 (#17)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | 60.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | 93.6% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | 94.5% |
| CritPt | 10.6% | 23.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | 39% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1485 | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | 26% |
| DTBench | 95.5% | 91.2% |
| LMCA | 44.9% | 52.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.25 | 157.45 |
| SimpleBench | — | 60.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 95% |
| ForecastBench | — | 61.1 |
Math Kimi K3 leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Kimi K3: 74.2 (#16)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | 72.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | 39% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | 87.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | 97.2% |
| ProofBench | 36% | 87% |
| LMArena Math | 1505 | 1491 |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Kimi K3: 63.2 (#21)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | 93.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | 50.6% |
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | 1521 |
Multimodal Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Kimi K3: 37.8 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | 29.5% |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | 34.2% |
| LMArena Vision | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Kimi K3: 56.3 (#21)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1469 | 1466 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1531 | 1529 |
| LMArena French | 1504 | 1491 |
| LMArena German | 1478 | 1488 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1476 | 1487 |
| LMArena Korean | 1431 | 1458 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1482 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1475 | 1472 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Kimi K3: 77.7 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 | 1483 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Kimi K3: 45.8 (#29)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1474 | 1494 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K3 leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Kimi K3: 76.6 (#4)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1476 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1454 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | 2082 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1488 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 54.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemini 3.6 Flash costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Kimi K3?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Kimi K3 lists at $3 and $15.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Kimi K3 better for coding?
Kimi K3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 61.0 versus 50.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Kimi K3 share?
44 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K3 has 53.