Gemini 3.0 Pro vs Kimi K3
Google Gemini 3.0 Pro | Moonshot AI Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | |
| Release date | Nov 18 2025 | Jul 16 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 2.8T |
Context window | — | 1M |
| Benchmarks | ||
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 76.2% | — |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | — | 67.5% |
Next.js coding Next.js EvalsVercel's open eval of how well AI coding agents build and migrate real Next.js apps — measured as the share of tasks the agent completes successfully. Higher is better. | 67% | — |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 88.3% |
Multi-step tool use MCP AtlasCan the AI chain together many tools and steps to complete one bigger task, rather than doing just a single thing? Higher is better. | — | 84.2% |
Professional tool use JobBenchTests the AI on professional workplace tasks that require using real work tools — the kind of multi-step jobs an office worker handles. Higher is better. | — | 52.9% |
Personal tool use Toolathlon-VerifiedTests how well the AI uses everyday personal tools and apps to get things done — a human-checked version of Toolathlon. Higher is better. | — | 73.2% |
Web browsing BrowseCompCan the AI browse the web and track down hard-to-find answers? Higher is better. | — | 91.2% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · no toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects, written so you can't just look up the answer. “No tools” means the AI answers on its own. Higher is better. | — | 43.5% |
Multidisciplinary reasoning Humanity's Last Exam · with toolsHumanity's Last Exam — extremely hard expert questions across many subjects. “With tools” means the AI is allowed to search the web or run code while answering. Higher is better. | — | 56% |
Abstract reasoning ARC-AGI-2Puzzle-style tests of abstract reasoning and pattern-finding — the kind of thing people find easy but AIs often struggle with. Higher is better. | 31.1% | — |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 91.9% | 93.5%Best |
Knowledge work GDPval-AA v2economically valuable knowledge work (v2, re-based Elo) | — | 1668 |
Chart reasoning CharXiv ReasoningCan the AI read and reason about complex charts and figures, not just text? Higher is better. | — | 84.8% |
Multimodal reasoning MMMU-ProA tougher version of MMMU — college-level questions that mix images, diagrams, and text together. Higher is better. | — | 81.6% |
Multimodal MMMUTests the AI on understanding images and text together across many college subjects. Higher is better. | 81% | — |
Community preference Arena Elo (Text)Real people chat with two anonymous AIs side by side and vote for the answer they prefer. Votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai — it measures which AI people actually like, not test scores. Higher is better. | 1486 | — |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | 1439 | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Gemini 3.0 Pro shipped 240 days before Kimi K3 | |
Which is better: Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 leads Gemini 3.0 Pro on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (GPQA Diamond). Gemini 3.0 Pro shipped 240 days before Kimi K3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Gemini 3.0 Pro is proprietary, while Kimi K3 is open weight.
On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K3 leads at 93.5% vs Gemini 3.0 Pro at 91.9%.
Frequently asked questions
Gemini 3.0 Pro was released by Google on Nov 18 2025.
Kimi K3 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 16 2026.
Kimi K3 leads on GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.0 Pro 91.9% vs Kimi K3 93.5%.
Gemini 3.0 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google. Kimi K3 is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI.
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