Kimi K3 vs Ling-3.0-flash-Fin
Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Long documents
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Kimi K3 is the stronger all-rounder.Ling-3.0-flash-Fin is cheaper.
Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five 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.
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own40Kimi K34 of 4 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Kimi K32 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Kimi K31 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents rests on a single test.
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.
Ling-3.0-flash-Fin costs 98% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Kimi K3 pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+29.7points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+24.3points ahead
- Command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench 2.1+22.5points ahead
Where Ling-3.0-flash-Fin pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+13.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 14 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingKimi K3
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Kimi K3 by 22.58562.5+22.5
- SciCodeKimi K3 by 17.159.542.4+17.1
AgentsKimi K3
- GDPValKimi K3 by 21.451.730.3+21.4
- AA ApexAgentsKimi K3 by 13.941.327.4+13.9
- Terminal-Bench 4.0Kimi K3 by 12.612.60+12.6
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingKimi K3 by 7.44638.6+7.4
ReasoningKimi K3
- Humanity's Last ExamKimi K3 by 24.346.922.6+24.3
- CritPtKimi K3 by 20.823.42.6+20.8
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyKimi K3 by 29.747.617.9+29.7
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationLing-3.0-flash-Fin by 13.746.860.5+13.7
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.
- AA-OmniscienceKimi K3 by 34.319.7-14.6+34.3
- AA IntelligenceKimi K3 by 2143.622.6+21
- SpreadsheetBench 2Kimi K3 by 1334.821.8+13
Questions people ask
Which is better, Kimi K3 or Ling-3.0-flash-Fin?
Kimi K3 wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning and long documents. Ling-3.0-flash-Fin wins none, but costs 98% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Kimi K3. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Ling-3.0-flash-Fin wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Kimi K3 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Ling-3.0-flash-Fin costs $0.07 and $0.22. That makes Ling-3.0-flash-Fin about 98% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 11 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.