# Kimi K3 vs Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (B) to Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E) 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 Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E), and leads in 4 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kimi K3: B 62.4, rank #29 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-k3.min.md
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct: E 41.8, rank #99 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-omni-30b-a3b-instruct.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 Capability, 75 against 24; Risk, 65 against 55; Agent interface, 65 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 41 against 26.
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Agents on a machine with about 96 GB to spare that need one local model to hear, see and answer by voice Ahead on Reach, 55 against 50.

| Category | Kimi K3 | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 75 | 24 |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 26 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi K3 | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | Kimi K3 License (modified MIT) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-02 | 2025-09-22 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |