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Kimi 3 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.
Moonshot AI
N/A
No comparison
18/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Evidence parity. Kimi 3 and Llama 4 Maverick share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Kimi 3; 19 to Llama 4 Maverick.

Updated July 14, 2026
Shared results
0
Kimi 3 only
0
Llama 4 Maverick only
19
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Kimi 3 and Llama 4 Maverick is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Kimi 3 yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window at 1M, compared with null for Kimi 3.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensKimi 3Not availableLlama 4 Maverick$0 input / $0 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondKimi 3Not availableLlama 4 Maverick121 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenKimi 3Not availableLlama 4 Maverick0.95 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensKimi 3Not availableLlama 4 Maverick1MA complete context comparison is not available.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.3%Not comparable
Tau2-TelecomSource 17.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource -16Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
AA Coding IndexSource 16.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench HardSource 6.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 33.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
AA-LCRSource 46.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.3%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 67.1%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 4.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.3%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 87.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.690%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 62.1%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 905Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkKimi 3Llama 4 MaverickResult
AA-IFBenchSource 43.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Kimi 3 and Llama 4 Maverick on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Kimi 3 and Llama 4 Maverick today?

Kimi 3: Pricing unavailable Llama 4 Maverick: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Kimi 3
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Llama 4 Maverick
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,610
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 14, 2026

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