Kimi K3 enters ClawProBench at #1
A day after release, independent boards post their first Kimi K3 results: first place among 64 models on ClawProBench and a close second of 32 on LiveBench Reasoning.
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First place on ClawProBench, a point ahead of the standing leader
Kimi K3's first ClawProBench result is 78.4, first among the 64 models on the board and 1.2 points ahead of GLM-5.2 at 77.2. GLM-5.2's score did not change: Kimi K3 entered above the standing leader rather than displacing a declining one. On LiveBench Reasoning it debuted at 90.67, second of 32 models, 0.98 behind GPT-5.6 Sol and just 0.04 ahead of GPT-5.6 Terra — effectively a tie for second with Terra.
- ClawProBench
- 78.4 #1 of 64 Ahead of GLM-5.2 at 77.2 and Agnes 2.0 Flash at 74.6.
- LiveBench Reasoning
- 90.67 #2 of 32 Behind GPT-5.6 Sol at 91.65; effectively tied with GPT-5.6 Terra at 90.63.
Kimi K3's entry against each board's leaders
ClawProBench — Kimi K3 #1 of 64
LiveBench Reasoning — Kimi K3 #2 of 32
| Panel | Item | Benchmark score |
|---|---|---|
| ClawProBench — Kimi K3 #1 of 64 | Kimi K3 | 78.4 |
| ClawProBench — Kimi K3 #1 of 64 | GLM-5.2 | 77.2 |
| ClawProBench — Kimi K3 #1 of 64 | Agnes 2.0 Flash | 74.6 |
| ClawProBench — Kimi K3 #1 of 64 | InternLM S2 Preview | 73.7 |
| LiveBench Reasoning — Kimi K3 #2 of 32 | GPT-5.6 Sol | 91.65 |
| LiveBench Reasoning — Kimi K3 #2 of 32 | Kimi K3 | 90.67 |
| LiveBench Reasoning — Kimi K3 #2 of 32 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 90.63 |
Kimi K3 is highlighted. Each panel uses a labeled local scale that does not start at 0, so nearby gaps stay readable; compare positions only within the same panel.
The rest of the first wave is strong but uneven
These results land a day after the July 16 launch coverage, on boards that coverage did not include, and the wider wave is mixed: sixth of 32 on LiveBench overall at 78.5, fourth of 16 on DeepSWE, fourth of 43 on Vals ProofBench, and twenty-third of 32 on LiveBench Mathematics. Leading one board does not make an overall winner; the spread shows where the debut is strongest.