DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Kimi K3 (low)

DeepSeek · Kimi · catalog 2026-09-14

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) beats Kimi K3 (low): cheaper ($0.227 vs $2.31/M) and at least as smart (index 34.5 vs 34.5).
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort)Kimi K3 (low)
Speed (tok/s)210.1 measured38.2 measured
Blended $/M$0.227 derived$2.31 derived
Intelligence index34.5 measured34.5 measured
TTFT (ms)108 measured379 measured
Context1049k list—
Coding index69 measured72 measured
Agentic index42 measured31 measured

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) card · Kimi K3 (low) card · 3D observatory

Verdicts use price×intelligence dominance only, and only where both sides are measured; null cells stay null with their provenance (em-dash = not in catalog). Percentile-free by design — this page compares two models, not the field. Generated page — do not hand-edit.