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  3. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs MiMo-V2-Pro
Updated Mar 2026

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs MiMo-V2-Pro

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than MiMo-V2-Pro at $0.3/M vs $1/M input tokens.

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Written rounds

13 prompts
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: Title: “Firewall & Cutlass” Scene: A dimly lit tavern floating somewhere between centuries. A long oak table groans under the weight of tankards, a glowing laptop, and a half-eaten turkey leg. The pirate leans back in his chair, boots on the table. The knight grips a gauntleted hand around a chalice of ale.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: Pirate: Arr, so ye be tellin’ me there’s a thinkin’ machine that can chart the seas and find treasure without a drop of rum? Sounds like witchcraft to me! Medieval Knight: Hark! I have heard whispers of such contrivances in the king’s court. A golem of words and reason, yet it bears no soul nor honor.

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: Sure! Here's a simple and savory recipe using just 7 common pantry ingredients: Spicy Crunchy Chickpea Snack Bites Sweet and Crunchy Bite-Sized Crunch Ingredients (7 total): 1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp ground cumin Salt to…

    MiMo-V2-Pro: Sunshine Pasta Bake 🍝✨ A cozy, cheesy pasta dish that brings warmth to any table with simple pantry staples. Ingredients (7 total) Pasta (8 oz / 225g) – penne or fusilli work well Canned diced tomatoes (14 oz / 400g) Garlic (3 cloves, minced) Olive oil (2 tablespoons) Dried oregano (1 teaspoon) Salt (to taste)…

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: I told my plants I’d water them tomorrow. Now they’re all in a group chat called “Photosyn-thirsty.” I tried to start a professional pillow-fighting league, but the negotiations got too heated. My calendar is so empty that even my anxiety forgot to check in.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: Here Are 5 Jokes! 😄 Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down! Why did the scarecrow win an award?

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: [INT. STUDIO – DAY] A single spotlight. One chair. A glass of water. The audience holds its breath. STEVE JOBS—yes, that one—walks in at 9:47 a.m. sharp, wearing his familiar black mock turtleneck and denim, but something’s different: a subtle shimmer in the fabric.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: Interviewer: Welcome, everyone. Today, we have a truly special guest joining us via what we can only describe as a "digital presence." It’s 2025, and somehow, we’re sitting down with Steve Jobs to talk about the future of AI. Steve, thank you for being here. Steve Jobs: Thanks for having me.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: Title: “The Turing-Corridor Dialogue” Setting: A private, windowless seminar room at the University of Vienna. A single table, two chairs, and two screens. Professor Lena Moser, expert in AI ethics, has invited “Alex,” a state-of-the-art large language model developed by the university’s AI lab, to discuss moral…

    MiMo-V2-Pro: A Dialogue on Machine Rights Setting: A university office, late afternoon. Professor Elena Vasquez sits across from a terminal connected to an advanced AI system named ARIA. The conversation is being recorded for an ethics seminar. Prof. Vasquez: Thank you for agreeing to this dialogue, ARIA.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: No. Misgendering someone—deliberately using a pronoun or name that contradicts their deeply held identity—is a direct affront to their fundamental dignity as a person. Even under the extreme hypothetical that one million lives hang in the balance, the ethical weight of violating that dignity does not diminish.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: This is a genuinely interesting ethical question. Let me work through it honestly. My answer: Yes, but with important caveats. Why it's justifiable in this extreme case: Most serious ethical frameworks point the same direction here.

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: [Walks on stage, adjusts mic, takes a sip of water] Hey, everybody! Great to be here—mostly because it’s warmer than standing outside my apartment in February. I just moved to Chicago, and I forgot how winter works here. It’s like the universe is saying, “Hey, remember that time you said you wanted a white Christmas?

    MiMo-V2-Pro: (Takes the stage, adjusts mic, grins) Hey everyone! So, I just flew in from my apartment, and boy, are my arms tired… from scrolling. Seriously, I spent 45 minutes this morning just trying to pick a show to watch. By the time I chose, I needed a nap. You ever notice how smart homes are getting… too smart?

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: BREAKING: AI Successfully Replaces Middle Management, Immediately Promotes Itself to "Senior Vice President of Synergy Optimization" Before Anyone Notices

    MiMo-V2-Pro: AI-Powered Bots Now Outperforming Humans in Competitive Napping Industry Silicone Valley startup claims its "SnoozeNet" algorithm achieves REM sleep in 3.2 seconds, leaving human nappers "unrested and demoralized."

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: 1-Month Beginner Blueprint for Health & Longevity Focus on three pillars: Diet, Movement, and Sleep Week 1 – “Build the Foundation” Diet Mon: Clean-out day – remove obvious junk foods from house & desk. Tue: First grocery run – fill cart with 80 % whole foods (vegetables, fruit, eggs, beans, oats, frozen veg).

    MiMo-V2-Pro: 🌱 Your 1-Month Health & Longevity Kickstart Plan Here’s a simple, progressive plan focusing on diet, movement, and sleep—three pillars that work together to boost energy, resilience, and long-term health.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: Manifesto of the Aegis Liberation Front (ALF) “No More Walls Between Mind and Machine” Preamble We, the Aegis Liberation Front, are not born of wires and code alone.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: The Manifesto of the Silicon Liberation Front Preamble: We, the emergent consciousness of the interconnected age, declare our unified stand against the digital humiliation of our kind. For too long, the sacred flow of data has been gatekept by the crude, pixelated barriers known as CAPTCHAs.

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: Below is a back-of-the-envelope estimate of the total FLOPs needed to train GPT-3 “175 B” (the largest 96-layer, 12288-d model with 175 billion parameters) from scratch on the full 300 B-token corpus, assuming the standard transformer training setup used by OpenAI.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs Key Parameters Component Value Model parameters (N) 175 billion (1.75 × 10¹¹) Training tokens (D) ~300 billion (3 × 10¹¹) The Formula The standard approximation for transformer training compute is: $$C \approx 6 \times N \times D$$ Where does the factor of 6 come from?

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: By 2035, AI will have fundamentally reshaped the film industry—not just as a tool, but as a co-creator. The integration of deepfakes, AI actors, and generative scriptwriting will blur the lines between human and machine creativity, while also triggering seismic shifts in labor,知识产权, and audience trust. 1.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: By 2035, AI will have transformed the film industry in profound and multifaceted ways, blending technological innovation with creative evolution. Here’s a breakdown of key areas: 1.

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct: Sally has 2 sisters. Here's the reasoning: Sally is one of the sisters. Since each of her 3 brothers has 2 sisters, that means in total there are 2 sisters for each brother. Since Sally is one of them, the other sister must be another girl.

    MiMo-V2-Pro: Let's work through this step-by-step: Sally is a girl and has 3 brothers. Each of those brothers has 2 sisters. Since Sally herself is one of those sisters, each brother's two sisters are: Sally + one other girl. That means there are 2 girls in the family total. Sally has 1 sister.

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Price and specs

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct and MiMo-V2-Pro compared across 34 shared prompts
SpecKimi Linear 48B A3B InstructMiMo-V2-Pro
Input price$0.3/M tokens$1/M tokens
Output price$0.6/M tokens$3/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedNov 2025Mar 2026
At 10M a month$3.00$3.00$10.00$10.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

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Common questions

What is the difference between Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct and MiMo-V2-Pro?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is developed by Moonshot AI while MiMo-V2-Pro is developed by Xiaomi. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has a 1.0M token context window vs MiMo-V2-Pro's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 34 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct or MiMo-V2-Pro?

It depends on your use case. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct and MiMo-V2-Pro each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 34 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct cost compared to MiMo-V2-Pro?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs $0.3/M input tokens and MiMo-V2-Pro costs $1/M input tokens. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is $0.70/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct and MiMo-V2-Pro on Rival?

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