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DeepSeek V3.1 vs Kimi VL A3B Thinking (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: DeepSeek V3.1 vs. Kimi VL A3B Thinking
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Overview

Kimi VL A3B Thinking was released 4 months before DeepSeek V3.1.
DeepSeek V3.1DeepSeek V3.1
Kimi VL A3B ThinkingKimi VL A3B Thinking
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
MoonshotAI logoMoonshotAI
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
163.8K
tokens
131.1K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
Not specified
tokens
Not specified
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
August 21st, 2025
April 10th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
DeepSeek V3.1
Kimi VL A3B Thinking
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text
🖼️Image📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
DeepSeekOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

DeepSeek V3.1 is roughly 10.0x more expensive compared to Kimi VL A3B Thinking for input tokens and roughly 8.0x more expensive for output tokens.
DeepSeek V3.1DeepSeek V3.1
Kimi VL A3B ThinkingKimi VL A3B Thinking
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.20
per million tokens
$0.02
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$0.80
per million tokens
$0.10
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between DeepSeek V3.1 and Kimi VL A3B Thinking.
DeepSeek V3.1DeepSeek V3.1
Kimi VL A3B ThinkingKimi VL A3B Thinking
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes DeepSeek V3.1 and Kimi VL A3B Thinking unique.
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek V3.1 by DeepSeek can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.20/M input and $0.80/M output tokens. Released August 21st, 2025.
MoonshotAI logoKimi VL A3B Thinking by MoonshotAI understands both text and images, offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.02/M input and $0.10/M output tokens. Released April 10th, 2025.

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