Kimi k3 is Open Source and Reportedly Beats Opus 4.8
kimmonismus · x · 2026-07-16
A reply claims that Kimi k3 currently performs "almost on par with GPT-5.6 and Fable 5" and is better than Opus 4.8, while its price is on par with Sonnet 5.
The sentiment of the original post emphasizes that this is a completely open-source model; if the benchmark claims hold true, it will be seen as a massive disruptor in price-to-performance ratio.
Related event: Kimi K3 Debuts Strong, Narrowing the Open-Weight Gap(184 posts)→
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