OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol by OpenAI against Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI, context windows of 1.1M vs 1.0M, tested across 34 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
Kimi Linear 48B A3B InstructRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge — newer, major provider backing.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is 50x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
Input
$5.00
Output
$30.00
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
17× cheaper
Output
$0.60
50× cheaper
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 17× input, 50× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol uses 3.3x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
63%Vocabulary63%
15wSentence Length15w
0.79Hedging0.19
3.4Bold5.2
3.8Lists3.2
0.03Emoji0.00
0.95Headings0.38
0.08Transitions0.05
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