GPT-5 vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Compare GPT-5 by OpenAI against Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI, context windows of 400K vs 1.0M, tested across 34 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is 17x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
4.2× cheaper
Output
$0.60
17× cheaper
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 4.2× input, 17× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
59%
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct uses 27.8x more bold
GPT-5
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
65%Vocabulary63%
13wSentence Length15w
0.20Hedging0.19
0.2Bold5.2
4.6Lists3.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.16Headings0.38
0.03Transitions0.05
Based on 16 + 14 text responses
Research
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