Compare/Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) vs KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)vsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

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

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Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.11/M
Output
$1.15/M
Speed
86 tok/s
TTFT
1.03s
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KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
114 tok/s
TTFT
1.24s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Lower Latency
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (1-11)
KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 8B (Reasoning)KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Input ($/M tokens)$0.11$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$1.15$1.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)$0.22
KAT-Coder-Pro V1$0.42

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
86 tok/s
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
114 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
1.03s
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
1.24s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.236.0
Coding Index
9.018.3
Math Index
19.094.7
GPQA Diamond
58.9%76.4%
MMLU-Pro
74.3%81.3%
LiveCodeBench
40.6%74.7%
AIME 2025
19.0%94.7%
MATH-500
90.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%33.4%
SciCode
22.6%36.6%
IFBench
33.5%68.4%
TerminalBench
2.3%9.1%
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)1 wins
11 winsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) or KAT-Coder-Pro V1?

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.37/M tokens vs $0.53/M for KAT-Coder-Pro V1.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Qwen3 8B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

KAT-Coder-Pro V1 generates tokens faster at 114 tok/s vs 86 tok/s. Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.03s vs 1.24s).

When should I use Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) vs KAT-Coder-Pro V1?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) for lower cost, KAT-Coder-Pro V1 for stronger benchmark performance, and KAT-Coder-Pro V1 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.