# Apodex 1.1 vs Kimi K3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Apodex 1.1 and Kimi K3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/apodex-1-1-vs-kimi-k3
- Last updated: October 9, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K3 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K3 has the higher overall point estimate 70.58 to 50.64. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 45.4 for Apodex 1.1 and 70 for Kimi K3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 70.8% and 88.3%.
- Apodex 1.1 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Kimi K3 also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Apodex | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Pending |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | N/A | 1.05M |
| Overall Score | 50.64 | 70.58 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 49 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $3.00 / $15.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #52/122)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 70 (Supported · #8/122)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | 88.3% | Kimi K3 |
| HLE w/ tools | 56.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 38.5% | 37.6% | Apodex 1.1 |
| DeepSearchQA | 92.4% | 95.0% | Kimi K3 |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 91.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 52.9% | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | Coming soon | 34.8% | Coming soon |
| DECK-Bench | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | Coming soon | 18% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 42.7 (Estimated · #59/146)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 60.1 (Supported · #21/146)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 70.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 67.5% | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | Coming soon | 81.2% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |
| Kimi Code Bench v2 | Coming soon | 72.9% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 42% | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | Coming soon | 36.6% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 48.3% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 25.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 93.4% | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 32.0% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 21.0 fixes | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 66.2 (#19/28)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 94.50% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 60.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 77.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 89.4 (#1/49)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 63.3% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.8% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 91.3% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 94.3% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 97.8% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | Coming soon | 23.0% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench w/ Python | Coming soon | 41.0% | Coming soon |
| WorldVQA ForceAnswer | Coming soon | 51.0% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 58.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Kimi K3
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #59/174)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 67.4 (Supported · #18/174)

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | 56.1% | 56% | Apodex 1.1 |
| FrontierScience Research | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | 35.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 93.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | Coming soon | 52.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Apodex 1.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Apodex 1.1 | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IMO 2026 | 31/42 | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Apodex 1.1 or Kimi K3?

Kimi K3 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Apodex 1.1 and Kimi K3?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 45.4 for Apodex 1.1 and 70 for Kimi K3.

### How many benchmarks does Apodex 1.1 cover on BenchLM?

Apodex 1.1 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K3 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K3 currently has 49 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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