# Kimi K3 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

> Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-olmo-3-1-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K3 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K3 leads 74.2 to 36.3.

## Snapshot

| | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 59.5 | 39.4 |
| Rank | 15 | 168 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $3 | — |
| Output $/M | $15 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Kimi K3: 61.0 (#10)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1508 | 1347 |
| DeepSWE | 68.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 44.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1654 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 25.9% | — |
| SciCode | 59.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 82.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,524 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Kimi K3: 41.8 (#20)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 50.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 37.1% | — |
| PostTrainBench | 32% | — |
| GBAEval | 48.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 19% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,165 | — |

## Reasoning

- Kimi K3: 63.0 (#17)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1496 | 1322 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | 60.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 93.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 94.5% | — |
| CritPt | 23.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 39% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 26% | — |
| DTBench | 91.2% | — |
| LMCA | 52.7% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 95% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.1 | — |

## Math

- Kimi K3: 74.2 (#16)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1491 | 1305 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 72.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 39% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 87.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 97.2% | — |
| ProofBench | 87% | — |

## Knowledge

- Kimi K3: 63.2 (#21)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1521 | 1308 |
| GPQA Diamond | 93.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 50.6% | — |

## Multimodal

- Kimi K3: 37.8 (#70)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 29.5% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 34.2% | — |

## Multilingual

- Kimi K3: 56.3 (#21)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1466 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1491 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1488 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1482 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1487 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Kimi K3: 77.7 (#14)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1483 | 1299 |

## Long Context

- Kimi K3: 45.8 (#29)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1494 | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- Kimi K3: 76.6 (#4)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)

| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1476 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1454 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1488 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2082 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1339 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Kimi K3 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Kimi K3 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

Kimi K3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 61.0 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Kimi K3 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K3 has 53 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.