Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs MiniMax M3
Compare Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 33 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiniMax M3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
2.0× cheaper
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
57%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiniMax M3
63%Vocabulary55%
15wSentence Length24w
0.19Hedging0.52
5.2Bold5.2
3.2Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
0.38Headings1.21
0.05Transitions0.02
Based on 14 + 27 text responses
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