Kimi K3: score and benchmark evidence

Historical release · · Moonshot AI

105.5 points · Rank 7 among 19 ranked models · Stability range 98.8–110.2 points.

Rank follows the point estimate; it does not establish statistically significant superiority. The scale is anchored at mean 100, SD 15 in the frozen calibration cohort, not human IQ or a percentage.

Release tli-2026-v4.1-2026-09-03. Methodology and limitations for this release.

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Capability domains

Domain scores use calibration-cohort standard-deviation units. Unmeasured domains are shown as unavailable, not zero.

DomainScore (SD units)Observed benchmarks
Knowledge & reasoning-0.0812
Coding & software engineering0.1818
Agentic tool & computer use0.5011
Professional & real-world work0.4016
Multimodal & vision0.676
Cybersecurity-0.102
Preference & communication1.044

Published benchmark evidence

69 results contribute to this score, from 69 collected results. Counts are not independent sample sizes.

This older release did not preserve per-model source records in its public snapshot. The archived scores remain available, but the current model record's evidence should not be treated as the source for these historical values.

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