Compare/Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs Grok-1

Kimi Linear 48B A3B InstructvsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Kimi

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (11-0)
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricKimi Linear 48B A3B InstructGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
14.411.7
Coding Index
14.2
Math Index
36.3
GPQA Diamond
41.2%
MMLU-Pro
58.5%
LiveCodeBench
37.8%
AIME 2025
36.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
2.7%
SciCode
19.9%
IFBench
28.1%
TerminalBench
11.4%
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct11 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.