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Grok-3 Mini vs Kimi K2 0905
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-3 Mini leads with 16.0% higher average benchmark score. Kimi K2 0905 offers 388.3K more tokens in context window than Grok-3 Mini. Grok-3 Mini is $2.30 cheaper per million tokens. Grok-3 Mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Grok-3 Mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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xAI
Grok 3 Mini was developed as an efficient version of Grok 3, designed to bring next-generation capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide strong performance with practical efficiency, it extends Grok 3's innovations to broader application scenarios.
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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 was introduced as the second generation of Moonshot's language model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities across language understanding and generation. Built with architectural improvements and expanded training, it represents a significant advancement in Moonshot's model offerings.
6 months newer
Grok-3 Mini
xAI
2025-02-17
Kimi K2 0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
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Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Grok-3 Mini
Input:$0.30
Output:$0.50($2.30 cheaper)
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Kimi K2 0905
Input:$0.60
Output:$2.50
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
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Grok-3 Mini
Average Score:89.9%(+16.0%)
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Kimi K2 0905
Average Score:73.9%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Grok-3 Mini
2024-11-17
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Grok-3 Mini
1 providers
xAI
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.7ms
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Kimi K2 0905
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Grok-3 Mini
Avg Score:89.9%(+16.0%)
Providers:1
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Kimi K2 0905
Avg Score:73.9%
Providers:2