Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs OpenAI o3
Compare Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI against OpenAI o3 by OpenAI, tested across 35 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
OpenAI o3
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 67x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
33× cheaper
Output
$0.60
67× cheaper
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 33× input, 67× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
66%
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct uses 7.5x more bold
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
OpenAI o3
63%Vocabulary68%
15wSentence Length14w
0.19Hedging0.26
5.2Bold0.7
3.2Lists3.0
0.00Emoji0.00
0.38Headings0.38
0.05Transitions0.12
Based on 14 + 16 text responses
Research
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