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Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Callstack Apex

Kimi K3.1 Pro leads Callstack Apex by 7.2 points on StealthMark, 56.7 to 49.5. It leads on 5 of the 8 benchmarks with results for both, including Latch, and Callstack Apex on 3. Kimi K3.1 Pro scores higher on Newton's Mirror, with its largest category advantage in reflections.

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Overall StealthMark

56.7/100Overall rank 11/53
49.5/100Overall rank 18/53

General Intelligence

53.9/100
40.4/100

Visual Intelligence

62.0/100
59.6/100

Reasoning efficiency

On every task, result quality and reasoning tokens are each compared with all measured models and weighed equally. Each dot is one model.

Single-step reasoning Result quality weighed against reasoning tokens on a single problem

Multi-step reasoning Result quality weighed against reasoning tokens across connected steps, as in agentic workflows

BENCHMARK BY BENCHMARK

Where each model leads

  • Kimi K3.1 Pro
  • Callstack Apex
  • Other models
  • Median

DATASHEET

Specs and pricing

Kimi K3.1 Pro scores higher on StealthMark and takes 4× more context. Callstack Apex is 3.3× cheaper per output token and runs 2.2× faster in our speed test.

  • Kimi K3.1 Pro
  • Callstack Apex
  • Other models
  • Median
PricePer 1M output tokens, input below
Kimi K3.1 Pro: $10$2 inputCallstack Apex: $33.3× cheaper$0.50 input
Context windowTokens per request, max output below
Kimi K3.1 Pro: 1M4× larger1M max outputCallstack Apex: 256K
Output speedTokens per second, our measurement
Kimi K3.1 Pro: 117tokens/sCallstack Apex: 2552.2× fastertokens/s
SizeTotal and active parameters
Kimi K3.1 Pro: 2.8T104B activeEstimatedCallstack Apex: Not disclosed
Developer
Moonshot AICallstack
Released
23 Oct 20261 Oct 2026
Origin
ChinaPoland
Input → output
Text, image, video → textText → text
Architecture
Post-trained version of Kimi K3, a Mixture-of-Experts modelQwen foundation with Callstack domain post-training for React and React Native

Full datasheets, every price and sourceKimi K3.1 Pro ↗Callstack Apex ↗

Anticipating threats and planning ahead. Collect coins while avoiding ghosts. Ghosts move before the player each turn, and collisions cost a life. 3 levels in sequence, up to 66 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.

Kimi K3.1 Pro 61.1/100Rank 10/47

Survived 1 of 3
Foresight: complete playing field
Level 315 ptsTurn 20 / 20

Points per level

LevelKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Level 1Second Thoughts
15 ptsOut of lives
No run
Level 2Pressure Pot
12 ptsOut of lives
No run
Level 3Hide or Flight
15 ptsSurvived
No run

Cooperative planning and learning from experience. Coordinate two robots to push numbered cores onto matching sockets. Pressure plates hold doors open; moving either robot uses one turn. 5 levels in sequence, up to 152 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.

Kimi K3.1 Pro 81.8/100Rank 8/48

Cleared 5 of 5
Latch: complete playing field
Level 519.8 ptsTurn 31 / 40

Callstack Apex 100.0/100Rank 40/481 of 5 levels

1 of 5 played
Latch: complete playing field
Level 15.2 ptsTurn 6 / 12

Points per level

LevelKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Level 1Hold the door
5.2 ptsCleared
5.2 ptsCleared
Level 2Crossfeed
9.8 ptsCleared
Pending
Level 3Relay vault
19.2 ptsCleared
Pending
Level 4Passing bay
18.2 ptsClearedFinished early · 3 beacons left
Not played
Level 5Second thoughts
19.8 ptsCleared
Not played

Newton's Mirror

Same task instructions

Physics, perspective and recursive reflections, tested together. Explore the test ↗

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

The settled sphere, separate airborne black paint and crimson-before-cyan interaction are supported, with a modest crimson travel overshoot. A shared downward framing displacement remains after accounting for the square canvas. The principal limitation is the reflection system: sparse sphere copies and generic curved bands omit most of the ordered mirror-room structure. Materials receive a small upward revision because bounded bright images and dark bands visibly establish some polish, while soft shading and bulky paint remain separate weaknesses.

Callstack Apex

The principal sphere placement and paint contact sequence are supported. Isolated sphere and panel images provide limited optical structure, but missing lateral chains and side-floor continuations prevent a coherent repeating mirror room. The main and reflected spheres lack ordered curved nested imagery, while sparse planar emitter images and incomplete spherical emitter mapping leave most of the reflection system unsupported.

Score breakdown

CategoryKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
State at 600 ms23.5/2520.0/25
Camera and placement10.5/1513.0/15
Reflections26.0/12010.0/120
Materials and scale7.0/107.0/10
Floor-damage reward0.0/100.0/10

Benchmark task

A spinning metal sphere and paint in a mirrored room test physical reasoning, perspective and consistency across repeated reflections.

Selfie

Different task instructions

Visual construction and creative interpretation.

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

The transformed reflection, attentive pose and constellation anatomy clearly communicate introspection. Purposeful fine details enrich a coherent composition. Tubular limbs, crowded lower-body overlaps, shallow depth and limited cast lighting keep the overall execution within the competent range.

Callstack Apex

The cheerful yellow bird, cream eyes, orange features and miniature teal console closely match the brief. Clean block edges, restrained colors and soft shadows create an appealing composition. The body reads more like a gridded disc than a fully cubic sphere, and the outlined left wing has limited volume. The right wing reaches the cyan block, though its grip is ambiguous.

Score breakdown

CategoryKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Task & likeness8.0/108.5/10
Anatomy & construction5.5/107.0/10
Space & placement6.5/107.5/10
Light & reflections6.5/107.5/10
Purposeful detail7.5/107.5/10
Artistry & character7.0/107.0/10
Materials & effects7.0/107.0/10
Visual integrity7.0/107.5/10

Benchmark task

Kimi K3.1 Pro

An imagined creature encounters its reflection. The scene tests original character design, visual self-interpretation and the relationship between a subject and its reflected image.

Callstack Apex

A rounded bird built from small cubes explores a miniature machine. The scene tests block construction, expressive proportions, contact and soft lighting.

Mona Lisa

Different task instructions

Precise visual recall and portrait reconstruction.

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

A coherent, recognizable interpretation with controlled color and readable landscape layers. Replication is limited by the frontal seated construction, elongated facial proportions and oversized, weakly articulated hands. Smooth shading supplies some volume but little of the reference's subtle expression, fabric structure or atmospheric transitions.

Callstack Apex

The framed portrait recalls Mona Lisa through dark hair, folded arms and a hazy landscape. Replication is limited by wide, staring eyes, an elongated neck and a downturned mouth. The overlapping hands lack convincing finger and wrist construction. Soft tonal shading suggests volume, but pervasive blur obscures clothing, landscape and anatomical detail.

Score breakdown

CategoryKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Task & likeness5.0/103.5/10
Anatomy & construction5.0/104.0/10
Space & placement5.5/104.5/10
Light & reflections6.0/106.0/10
Purposeful detail5.5/104.5/10
Artistry & character6.0/104.5/10
Materials & effects5.0/105.5/10
Visual integrity6.5/105.5/10

Benchmark task

An SVG interpretation of the Mona Lisa tests facial likeness, anatomy and the composition of a familiar portrait.

Beach

Different task instructions

Creativity, perspective and visual beauty.

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

A coherent, playful beach illustration with readable animals, an organized composition and an aligned sunset reflection. Connected silhouettes, sand texture and atmospheric effects demonstrate controlled execution. Simplified joints, flattened foreground viewpoints and inconsistent shadows limit anatomical and spatial credibility.

Callstack Apex

A cohesive sunset beach illustration with lively wildlife, playful accents, and an appealing warm-to-purple palette. Palm framing and the aligned sun reflection organize the scene, while connected silhouettes keep the activities readable. Schematic joints, ambiguous dolphin junctions, loosely matched reflections, and repetitive surface marks limit construction, lighting coherence, and material depth.

Score breakdown

CategoryKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Task & likeness8.5/108.5/10
Anatomy & construction5.5/104.5/10
Space & placement5.5/107.5/10
Light & reflections6.5/105.5/10
Purposeful detail6.5/107.5/10
Artistry & character5.5/106.5/10
Materials & effects6.5/107.0/10
Visual integrity7.5/104.0/10

Benchmark task

A busy shoreline at sunset tests scene composition, animal forms and the relationship between light and water reflections.

Ground Truth

Same task instructions

Physical reasoning, light and visual reconstruction.

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

This benchmark has not been assessed yet.

Callstack Apex

This benchmark has not been assessed yet.

Benchmark task

A plank, computer mouse and blueberry in a steel room test physical stability, spatial relationships, materials and lighting.

Raccoon

Multiple instruction versions

Scene composition and interacting subjects.

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

The additional comparisons support retaining the assessment. Readable steering, shaped animal contours and purposeful details coexist with simplified joints, a frontal passenger whose seated weight is weakly conveyed, and limited physical lighting. The angled craft establishes more depth than the riding pose resolves.

Callstack Apex

The raccoon clearly rides the dog's back, and the dog's paws reach the jet ski controls. Expressive faces, a sweeping tail and a strong sunset composition give the illustration character. Limbs remain connected, but the dog's foreleg joints and vehicle seating are loosely constructed. Angular splashes convey speed more successfully than convincing water displacement; lighting and reflections remain decorative.

Score breakdown

CategoryKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Task & likeness7.0/109.0/10
Anatomy & construction5.5/107.0/10
Space & placement6.0/107.5/10
Light & reflections5.5/107.0/10
Purposeful detail7.0/108.5/10
Artistry & character6.0/107.5/10
Materials & effects6.0/107.0/10
Visual integrity7.0/108.0/10

Benchmark task

A jet-ski scene pairs a canine driver with a raccoon passenger. It tests the placement and contact of interacting subjects, along with vehicle construction.

Pelican

Different task instructions

Subject construction and spatial relationships.

The judgment

Kimi K3.1 Pro

A characterful coastal illustration with controlled contours and varied feather, accessory and bicycle detail. Layered scenery and subtle shading enrich the presentation. Soft leg articulation, unresolved riding contacts, shallow depth and generalized lighting limit physical precision.

Callstack Apex

An appealing cartoon with a distinctive pelican, expressive eye, warm bill and carefully drawn bicycle wheels. The wing reaches the handlebar, but the feet do not clearly engage the pedals, weakening the riding mechanics. Layered hills create depth; limited ground shadows weaken contact. Clean curves and purposeful feather details give the illustration polish.

Score breakdown

CategoryKimi K3.1 ProCallstack Apex
Task & likeness8.5/108.5/10
Anatomy & construction7.5/106.5/10
Space & placement6.5/107.5/10
Light & reflections6.5/107.5/10
Purposeful detail7.5/108.0/10
Artistry & character7.5/108.0/10
Materials & effects6.5/107.5/10
Visual integrity7.5/108.0/10

Benchmark task

A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.