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Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Kimi K2 Thinking

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Kimi K2 Thinking
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Speed
Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 3 Flash PreviewKimi K2 Thinking
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 3 Flash PreviewKimi K2 Thinking
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleMoonshotai
ReleasedDec 2025Nov 2025

Gemini 3 Flash Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper input pricing at $0.47/M tokens. Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window, while Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview supports vision. Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision.