AI model comparison

Kimi K3.1 Pro vs GPT-6.1 Sol

Side by side comparison of Kimi K3.1 Pro and GPT-6.1 Sol on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.

Kimi K3.1 Pro is Moonshot AI's flagship open-weight multimodal reasoning model and a post-trained successor to Kimi K3, with a 1M-token context window.

Input / 1M
$2
Output / 1M
$10
Context
1.05M

GPT-6.1 Sol is an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol from OpenAI, positioned below the flagship GPT-6 Astra in the GPT-6 series.

Input / 1M
$2
Output / 1M
$10
Context
1.05M

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At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

Tie

Same price for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Kimi K3.1 Pro

55.1 vs 51.8 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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GPT-6.1 Sol

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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Kimi K3.1 Pro

Released October 23, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro55.1
openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol51.8

Coding index

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 ProNot available
openai logoGPT-6.1 SolNot available

Agentic index

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 ProNot available
openai logoGPT-6.1 SolNot available

Pricing

Kimi K3.1 Pro vs GPT-6.1 Sol API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Proopenai logoGPT-6.1 Sol
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$2$2
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$10$10
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.20$0.10
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot available$2.50
Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long promptsSame rate at any length$4 in / $15 out above 272K
Web searchPer requestNot available$0.01

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro$9
openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol$9

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro$100$46 cached
openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol$100$43 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

moonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Pro$320$50 cached
openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol$320$35 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Proopenai logoGPT-6.1 Sol
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output944K tokens128K tokens
Input typesImage, Text, VideoFile, Image, Text
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, Low, NoneMax, Extra high, High, Medium, Low
Default reasoning effortMaxMedium
Release dateOctober 23, 2026September 29, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3.1 Proopenai logoGPT-6.1 Sol
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureNot supportedNot supported
Stop sequencesSupportedNot supported
Deterministic seedNot supportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedSupported

Our take

Kimi K3.1 Pro scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (55.1 vs 51.8). GPT-6.1 Sol has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1.05M tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K3.1 Pro or GPT-6.1 Sol cheaper?

Kimi K3.1 Pro and GPT-6.1 Sol cost the same for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Kimi K3.1 Pro costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens, and GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Kimi K3.1 Pro or GPT-6.1 Sol?

GPT-6.1 Sol supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for Kimi K3.1 Pro.

Is Kimi K3.1 Pro smarter than GPT-6.1 Sol?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.1 and GPT-6.1 Sol scores 51.8, putting Kimi K3.1 Pro ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Kimi K3.1 Pro and GPT-6.1 Sol at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Kimi K3.1 Pro and GPT-6.1 Sol answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Kimi K3.1 Pro and GPT-6.1 Sol at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.