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MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K3

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Open-Weight Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

MiniMax M3MiniMaxcurrent
Kimi K3Moonshot AIcurrent
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SpecificationMiniMax M3Kimi K3
SummaryOpen weights, long-context and multimodal.Largest open-weight model shipped.
LicenceOpen weightsOpen weights
Parameters2.8T
Released1 Jun 202617 Jul 2026
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialMiniMaxMoonshot AI

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MiniMax M3

Open weights, long-context and multimodal.

Best for long context.

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Kimi K3

  • Tops the Frontend Code Arena
  • 76.8% on SWE-Bench Verified

Best for coding.

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