Moonshot AI's Kimi and Alibaba's Qwen, compared through their current models on the Respan Index. The strongest Kimi model today is Kimi K3 (#21 on the Respan Index, 50.6); the strongest Qwen model is Qwen3.8-Max (#22, 50.3). Kimi's best models lead in reasoning; Qwen's lead in coding, agents, knowledge and human preference.
| Category | Kimi | Qwen |
|---|---|---|
| coding | Kimi K3 37.2 | Qwen3.8-Max 38.9 |
| agents | Kimi K3 63.1 | Qwen3.8-Max 68.0 |
| reasoning | Kimi K3 47.0 | Qwen3.8-Max 40.8 |
| knowledge | Kimi K3 52.7 | Qwen3.7-Max 55.2 |
| human preference | Kimi K3 56.7 | Qwen3.8-Max 57.0 |
Respan Index rank and score, blended list price per 1M tokens.
Each family's highest Respan Index category score; the higher one is bold. * Estimated: no published scores in that category. How the Respan Index works
Respan Index rank and score, blended list price per 1M tokens.
The cheapest ranked Kimi model is Kimi K2.6 at $1.71 per 1M tokens blended; the cheapest Qwen model is Qwen3.5-Flash at $0.175.