# Kimi K3 vs Kronos (slim)

> Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (B) to Kronos's 55.2 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (B) on agent readiness against Kronos's 55.2 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Kronos leads on reach and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kimi K3: B 62.4, rank #30 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-k3.min.md
- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Kimi K3, good for Teams with a multi-node GPU cluster who want an open 1M-context agent model for long coding and research work Ahead on Risk, 65 against 50; Agent interface, 65 against 60.
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Reach, 55 against 50; Documentation and upkeep, 61 against 41.

| Category | Kimi K3 | Kronos |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi K3 | Kronos |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University |
| Licence | Kimi K3 License (modified MIT) | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-02 | 2026-04-13 |
| Popularity | none | 43k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |