Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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Kimi K3
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Qwen3.8 Max
- ProviderMoonshot AIAlibaba
- Rank#18#13Higher rank
- TierASHigher tier
- Score85.086.3Higher score
- PriceOpen weights on Hugging Face; API $3 input / $15 output per 1M tokens ($0.30 cached input)Open weights (Qwen3.8-Max License); API $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international)
- TaglineMoonshot AI's 2.8T-parameter mixture-of-experts model and the highest-scoring open-weight entry on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.Alibaba's 2.4T-parameter open-weight flagship placing top-5 on frontier leaderboards.
| Attribute | Kimi K3 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Rank | #18 | #13Higher rank |
| Tier | A | SHigher tier |
| Score | 85.0 | 86.3Higher score |
| Price | Open weights on Hugging Face; API $3 input / $15 output per 1M tokens ($0.30 cached input) | Open weights (Qwen3.8-Max License); API $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (international) |
| Tagline | Moonshot AI's 2.8T-parameter mixture-of-experts model and the highest-scoring open-weight entry on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. | Alibaba's 2.4T-parameter open-weight flagship placing top-5 on frontier leaderboards. |