Open-Weight Model Tiers: Kimi K3.1 Pro Leads at 46, Budget Picks for APIs

A tiered roundup of open-weight models: Kimi K3.1 Pro tops open-source intelligence at 46, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (33) is the API sweet spot, and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (180B total, 6B active, 29) runs on consumer GPUs when quantized.

2026-11-13 ~ 2026-11-13 · 2 related posts

• DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the API sweet spot; Kimi K3.1 Pro tops open models at 46 — drdanielbender · 2026-11-13
• Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: 180B total / 6B active, runs on consumer GPUs via Strata offloading — drdanielbender · 2026-11-13