Across 27 shared benchmarks, Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores higher on 24 and Kimi K2 Instruct on 3. The widest gap is HLE, where Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 43.5 against 7.9. Tracked API pricing per million tokens: Gemini 3 Flash Preview $0.50 in / $3.00 out, Kimi K2 Instruct $0.60 in / $2.50 out.
Best tracked score per model per benchmark (default configuration; source-attributed). ↓ marks lower-is-better metrics. Open either model for its full surface, provenance and pricing. Quoted rates are the price-setter row we currently track for each model — its direct or vendor-official listing where one exists (direct, direct), otherwise the lowest tracked offer.