Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Wins 4 of 4 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 4 areas
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Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 9 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3.7 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+36points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+23.7points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+20.4points ahead
Where Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 9 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- SciCodeClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 20.440.319.9+20.4
- Terminal-Bench HardClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 9.821.211.4+9.8
ReasoningClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 3677.241.2+36
- Humanity's Last ExamClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 7.29.72.5+7.2
Long documentsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- AA-LCRClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 23.751.728+23.7
Following instructionsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- IFBenchClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 20.248.328.1+20.2
Other results3 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Claude 3.7 Sonnet by 54.754.70+54.7
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 22.236.414.2+22.2
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 10.417.77.3+10.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins all four areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 9 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 6 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.