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  "api_version": "1",
  "updated": "2026-10-28",
  "latest_event": "2026-10-27",
  "rights": "© Frontier Log, all rights reserved.",
  "story": {
    "slug": "kimi-k3-1-pro-one-format",
    "title": "35 of 7,173 Kimi K3.1 Pro Posts on X Share One Format",
    "description": "35 of 7,173 posts on X about Kimi K3.1 Pro in its first four days use one format: same prompt, one shot, Kimi vs Opus 5.5, time or cost, a question.",
    "url": "https://frontierlog.ai/stories/kimi-k3-1-pro-one-format",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "image": "https://frontierlog.ai/og/story-kimi-k3-1-pro-one-format-samples.png",
    "event": "2026-10-24-kimi-k3-1-pro",
    "tags": [],
    "images": [
      "https://frontierlog.ai/og/story-kimi-k3-1-pro-one-format-samples.png",
      "https://frontierlog.ai/og/story-kimi-k3-1-pro-one-format-overview.png"
    ],
    "steps": [],
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    "cites": [
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2113680701770068067",
        "by": "Moonshot AI",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-23"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/0xRhinoX/status/2114059647233495351",
        "by": "@0xRhinoX",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-24"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/LumeoLab/status/2114891640267592011",
        "by": "@LumeoLab",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-27"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/Nirobsw/status/2114802504407912489",
        "by": "@Nirobsw",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-26"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/arncof/status/2113804662298091864",
        "by": "@arncof",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-24"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/daveeyyy_/status/2113932268271960096",
        "by": "@daveeyyy_",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-24"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/dromexa/status/2114401853966282842",
        "by": "@dromexa",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-25"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/keydol123/status/2114281588850831677",
        "by": "@keydol123",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-25"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/nathangu76/status/2113725061748400501",
        "by": "@nathangu76",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-23"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/noclipepe/status/2114438106254299320",
        "by": "@noclipepe",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-25"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/ramez/status/2114889996637446233",
        "by": "@ramez",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-27"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://x.com/LuminaBench/status/2114877639152607550",
        "by": "@LuminaBench",
        "medium": "X post",
        "date": "2026-10-27"
      }
    ],
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      "rows": [
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/nathangu76/status/2113725061748400501",
          "handle": "nathangu76",
          "at": "2026-10-23T20:11Z",
          "views": "1,586",
          "text": "One-shot. Same prompt. Same tools.\n\n@Kimi_Moonshot  Kimi K3.1 Pro: 13m 02s · $1.26\n@AnthropicAI  Opus 5.5: 19m 58s · $2.95\n\nWhich would you pick? I think Opus won clearly",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt."
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "One-shot."
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro: 13m 02s · $1.26",
            "Opus 5.5: 19m 58s · $2.95"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which would you pick?"
          ],
          "drawn": true
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/dromexa/status/2114401853966282842",
          "handle": "dromexa",
          "at": "2026-10-25T17:01Z",
          "views": "300",
          "text": "Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro, round 2 🎠👻\n\nYou asked for a fair fight. Same exact prompt, one shot each, no fixes: a haunted carousel you can ride.\n\n⏱ Time: Opus 65m / Kimi 20m\n💰 Cost: Opus $8.56 / Kimi $2.33\n\nMy pick: Kimi. Was Opus nerfed?\n\nLeft or right, which one would you ride? Both are live!\n\nBuilt with @threejs",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same exact prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "one shot each"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Time: Opus 65m / Kimi 20m",
            "Cost: Opus $8.56 / Kimi $2.33"
          ],
          "question": [
            "which one would you ride?"
          ],
          "drawn": true
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/arncof/status/2113804662298091864",
          "handle": "arncof",
          "at": "2026-10-24T01:27Z",
          "views": "37",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 isn't the Astra killer.\n\nIt's the Opus discount.\n\nSame prompt. One shot. A 3D storm lighthouse in one HTML file:\n\n> Kimi K3.1 Pro: $0.93 · 12.7 min\n> Opus 5.5: $2.99 · 16.4 min\n> GPT-6 Astra: $1.26 · 4.8 min\n\nWhich one would you ship? 👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt."
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "One shot."
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5",
            "It's the Opus discount.",
            "Kimi K3.1 isn't the Astra killer."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro: $0.93 · 12.7 min",
            "Opus 5.5: $2.99 · 16.4 min",
            "GPT-6 Astra: $1.26 · 4.8 min"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which one would you ship?"
          ],
          "drawn": true
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/LumeoLab/status/2114891640267592011",
          "handle": "LumeoLab",
          "at": "2026-10-27T01:27Z",
          "views": "26",
          "text": "kimi k3.1 pro is half the price of opus 5.5.\nit also took 4x longer to build the same game.\n\nsame one-shot fps prompt, no edits from me:\nopus 5.5: 3m 56s\nkimi k3.1 pro: 17+ min\n\nit works and plays itself. aim hits about 1 in 3.\n\nwould you wait 13 extra minutes to save half?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "same one-shot fps prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "one-shot"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "opus 5.5: 3m 56s",
            "kimi k3.1 pro is half the price of opus 5.5.",
            "it also took 4x longer to build the same game."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "opus 5.5: 3m 56s",
            "kimi k3.1 pro: 17+ min"
          ],
          "question": [
            "would you wait 13 extra minutes to save half?"
          ],
          "drawn": true
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/Nirobsw/status/2114802504407912489",
          "handle": "Nirobsw",
          "at": "2026-10-26T19:33Z",
          "views": "12",
          "text": "Claude Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro\n\nSame prompt, one shot, no help.\n\nOpus 5.5: ~40 min, ~$14.50\nKimi K3.1 Pro: ~15 min, ~$3.70\n\nKimi was almost 3x faster and 4x cheaper. And it didn't just spit out one file. It built a whole project for it.\n\nOpus went all in on detail. Glowing lava cracks across the whole body, rocks falling from the ceiling, a roar that lights up the entire cave and two ground smashes instead of one.\n\nKimi's golem is simpler but cleaner. Easier to read, and the shockwave from the smash hits harder.\n\nOpus wins on detail and atmosphere. Kimi wins on price and speed.\n\nOpus or Kimi? 👀",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "one shot"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Claude Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Opus 5.5: ~40 min, ~$14.50",
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro: ~15 min, ~$3.70"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Opus or Kimi? 👀"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/0xRhinoX/status/2114059647233495351",
          "handle": "0xRhinoX",
          "at": "2026-10-24T18:21Z",
          "views": "25K",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro just made the jelliest jelly ever. For $1.50\n\nSame prompt: rainbow jelly you can cut, nail and torch.\n\nKimi K3.1 Pro - $1.50, 17 min\nOpus 5.5 - $8.00, 52 min\n\nLook at the colors. And the shadows are real: every layer casts its own color on the table.\n\nOpus took 3x longer and cost 5x more for this.\n\nWould you still pay for Opus?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 - $8.00, 52 min"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro just made the jelliest jelly ever. For $1.50",
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro - $1.50, 17 min",
            "Opus 5.5 - $8.00, 52 min"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Would you still pay for Opus?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/marcthecreatorr/status/2114074078340649183",
          "handle": "marcthecreatorr",
          "at": "2026-10-24T19:18Z",
          "views": "18.6K",
          "text": "Opus 5.5 vs Deepseek V4.1 Flash-1017 vs GPT 6 Astra vs Kimi K3.1 Pro\n\ngave all four models the exact same prompt: build \"The Floating Kingdom\" as a single HTML file.\n\n- Opus: 1hr 15 mins ~ $12 \n- Deepseek: 2hrs ~ $0.9\n- Astra: 40 mins ~ $20.76 \n- Kimi: 25 mins ~$3 \n\nDeepSeek took 2 hours and still won on value. speed is overrated when the bill is 23x smaller. \n\nwhich one would you go for here?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "gave all four models the exact same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 vs Deepseek V4.1 Flash-1017 vs GPT 6 Astra vs Kimi K3.1 Pro"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "- Opus: 1hr 15 mins ~ $12",
            "- Deepseek: 2hrs ~ $0.9",
            "- Astra: 40 mins ~ $20.76"
          ],
          "question": [
            "which one would you go for here?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/LatentOperatorX/status/2114698947830960384",
          "handle": "LatentOperatorX",
          "at": "2026-10-26T12:41Z",
          "views": "8,298",
          "text": "I MADE 3 AI MODELS DO A FART-POWERED BACKFLIP 💨😭\n\nSame prompt. 3 models. The results are ridiculous.\n\nClaude Opus 5.5 · $1.21\nDeepSeek V4.1 · $0.05\nKimi K3.1 Pro · $0.24\n\nDeepSeek almost matched Opus for 24× LESS. 🐳🔥\n\nAnd Kimi disappoints yet again… \n\nWho actually did it best? 👀👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Claude Opus 5.5 · $1.21"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Claude Opus 5.5 · $1.21",
            "DeepSeek V4.1 · $0.05",
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro · $0.24"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Who actually did it best? 👀👇"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/noclipepe/status/2114438106254299320",
          "handle": "noclipepe",
          "at": "2026-10-25T19:25Z",
          "views": "7,209",
          "text": "KIMI K3.1 MADE THE CHROME DINO GOOFY AF 😭\n\nSame prompt: rebuild the Chrome dino with ragdoll physics.\n\nOpus 5.5: 38m 55s, $8.53\nKimi K3.1: 19m 18s,  $1.25\nGemini 4 Argon: 4m 34s,  $0.19\n\nOpus won. Argon was 45× cheaper.\n\nMy scores at the end. Was it worth it?\n\nAll three models are on aimlapi.com",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5: 38m 55s, $8.53"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Opus 5.5: 38m 55s, $8.53",
            "Kimi K3.1: 19m 18s,  $1.25",
            "Gemini 4 Argon: 4m 34s,  $0.19"
          ],
          "question": [
            "My scores at the end. Was it worth it?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/noclipepe/status/2113974830215098859",
          "handle": "noclipepe",
          "at": "2026-10-24T12:44Z",
          "views": "2,778",
          "text": "KIMI K3.1 MATCHED OPUS 5.5. FOR 10× LESS 🥶\n\nSame prompt: sink the Titanic.\n\nKimi K3.1 → 35m 05s · 1.98M tokens · ~$0.88\nOpus 5.5 → 28m 55s · 9.02M tokens · ~$8.43\n\nOpus still sank the Titanic better. But Kimi got scary close for under a dollar.\n\nWould you pay 10× more for that?\n\nTested both on aimlapi.com",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "KIMI K3.1 MATCHED OPUS 5.5. FOR 10× LESS 🥶"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1 → 35m 05s · 1.98M tokens · ~$0.88",
            "Opus 5.5 → 28m 55s · 9.02M tokens · ~$8.43"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Would you pay 10× more for that?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/daveeyyy_/status/2114014158102397168",
          "handle": "daveeyyy_",
          "at": "2026-10-24T15:20Z",
          "views": "2,029",
          "text": "GPT-6 Astra vs Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Claude Opus 5.5\n\nSame prompt: an interactive soft-body gummy eyeball in Three.js. Poke it, stretch it, throw it, swing it by the nerve.\n\n- GPT-6 Astra: 4 min, $1.07\n- Kimi K3.1 Pro: 8 min, $0.24\n- Opus 5.5: 19 min, ~$6.09\n\nKimi was about 25x cheaper than Opus. But Opus is the only one that got the whole brief: red veins, a red gummy nerve you can lift it by, and a real taffy stretch when you drag it.\n\nWhich one would you pick?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "GPT-6 Astra vs Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Claude Opus 5.5"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "- GPT-6 Astra: 4 min, $1.07",
            "- Kimi K3.1 Pro: 8 min, $0.24",
            "- Opus 5.5: 19 min, ~$6.09"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which one would you pick?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/keydol123/status/2114440306724933794",
          "handle": "keydol123",
          "at": "2026-10-25T19:33Z",
          "views": "1,779",
          "text": "I gave Kimi K3.1 Pro and Opus 5.5 the exact same prompt:\n\"Build a butterfly garden website\"\n\nKimi:  $2.32\nOpus: $9.01\n\nOne of them is clearly better.\nIs it worth the price?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "5 the exact same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "I gave Kimi K3.1 Pro and Opus 5.5 the exact same prompt:"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi:  $2.32",
            "Opus: $9.01"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Is it worth the price?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/daveeyyy_/status/2113932268271960096",
          "handle": "daveeyyy_",
          "at": "2026-10-24T09:55Z",
          "views": "1,735",
          "text": "Claude Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro\n\nSame prompt: a rooftop glass pool at sunset, built from scratch in code.\n\n- Opus 5.5: 26 min, ~$12.35\n- Kimi K3.1 Pro: 19 min, ~$0.63\n\nKimi was 20x cheaper and nailed the night lighting. Opus on the other hand looks detailed.\n\nWhich one would you pick?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Claude Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1 Pro"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "- Opus 5.5: 26 min, ~$12.35",
            "- Kimi K3.1 Pro: 19 min, ~$0.63"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which one would you pick?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/0xKiyoro/status/2113918746939076683",
          "handle": "0xKiyoro",
          "at": "2026-10-24T09:01Z",
          "views": "1,725",
          "text": "KIMI K3.1 JUST BUILT A ROCKET LAUNCH FOR $1.95. OPUS 5.5 BURNED $10.35 ON THE SAME F*CKING PROMPT\n\nSame prompt. Same 3D scene. One test:\n\nKimi K3.1: $1.95 · 6 min\nOpus 5.5: $10.35 · 24 min\n\nThat's 5x cheaper and 4x faster.\n\nAnd it's not a fluke on price: Kimi K3.1 Pro lists at $2 / $10 per million tokens, Opus 5.5 at $4 / $20.\n\nOn Terminal-Bench 4.0 they're basically tied: 65.7 vs 66.4.\n\nWould you still pay Opus prices for 3D?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "35 ON THE SAME F*CKING PROMPT"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "KIMI K3.1 JUST BUILT A ROCKET LAUNCH FOR $1.95. OPUS 5.5 BURNED $10.35 ON THE SAME F*CKING PROMPT"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "KIMI K3.1 JUST BUILT A ROCKET LAUNCH FOR $1.95. OPUS 5.5 BURNED $10.35 ON THE SAME F*CKING PROMPT",
            "Kimi K3.1: $1.95 · 6 min",
            "Opus 5.5: $10.35 · 24 min"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Would you still pay Opus prices for 3D?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/0xRhinoX/status/2114471220687286425",
          "handle": "0xRhinoX",
          "at": "2026-10-25T21:36Z",
          "views": "1,432",
          "text": "Pink Floyd's prism, but JELLY. Kimi: $5. Opus: $21 💀\n\nSame prompt, same jelly prism, real light.\n\nKimi K3.1 Pro - $5.00, 35 min\nOpus 5.5 - $21.25, 1h 23m\n\nKimi nailed the album cover. One beam in, a clean rainbow on the wall, and it wobbles when you poke it.\n\nOpus went full laser show. Beams everywhere.\n\nKimi wins again. 4x cheaper, 2x faster.\n\nAlbum cover or laser show?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Pink Floyd's prism, but JELLY. Kimi: $5. Opus: $21 💀"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Pink Floyd's prism, but JELLY. Kimi: $5. Opus: $21 💀",
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro - $5.00, 35 min",
            "Opus 5.5 - $21.25, 1h 23m"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Album cover or laser show?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/keydol123/status/2114281588850831677",
          "handle": "keydol123",
          "at": "2026-10-25T09:03Z",
          "views": "1,160",
          "text": "Same prompt. Same bamboo forest\n\nKimi K3.1 Pro - $2.35\nOpus 5.5 - $9.61\n\nWould you pay 4x more for the right one?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 - $9.61"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro - $2.35",
            "Opus 5.5 - $9.61"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Would you pay 4x more for the right one?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/SamgreyAi/status/2113721029537484831",
          "handle": "SamgreyAi",
          "at": "2026-10-23T19:55Z",
          "views": "1,143",
          "text": "Same rocket prompt. Kimi K3.1 vs Opus 5.5. 🚀\n\nKimi K3.1: $1.95 · 6 mins\nOpus 5.5: $10.35 · 24 mins\nThat’s 5x the cost and 4x the time for Opus.\n\nKimi built a three-booster rocket on a red gantry, with thick smoke filling the frame at liftoff. Opus built a clean single-stage rocket with a detailed tower and crisp flame.\n\nBoth look great. But at one-fifth the price, I know which one I’d iterate with all day.\n\nWhich launch would you ship?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same rocket prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Same rocket prompt. Kimi K3.1 vs Opus 5.5. 🚀"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1: $1.95 · 6 mins",
            "Opus 5.5: $10.35 · 24 mins"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which launch would you ship?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/noclipepe/status/2114727475485819245",
          "handle": "noclipepe",
          "at": "2026-10-26T14:34Z",
          "views": "749",
          "text": "I ASKED KIMI AND OPUS FOR A HALLOWEEN ANIMATRONIC. THEN I TURNED ON X-RAY 💀\n\nSame prompt: a skeleton jump-scare prop with real motors, gears and rods inside.\n\nOpus 5.5: 31m 13s, $5.92\nKimi K3.1: 21m 18s, $0.56\n\nOpus built the cleaner X-ray. \nKimi showed more of the machine for 10× less.\n\nMy scores at the end. Which one would you put on your porch?\n\nThis aimlapi.com Halloween test got way too detailed.",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "I ASKED KIMI AND OPUS FOR A HALLOWEEN ANIMATRONIC. THEN I TURNED ON X-RAY 💀"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Opus 5.5: 31m 13s, $5.92",
            "Kimi K3.1: 21m 18s, $0.56"
          ],
          "question": [
            "My scores at the end. Which one would you put on your porch?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/SamgreyAi/status/2114821160235885004",
          "handle": "SamgreyAi",
          "at": "2026-10-26T20:47Z",
          "views": "723",
          "text": "One prompt: “build a pirate ship sailing at sunset.” Two AI models. One of them made me want to board it. \n\nOpus 5.5: [$ 2.30]\nKimi K3.1 Pro: [$4.20\nSame brief, no retries. Here’s what came back:\n\nOpus 5.5: a galleon crowded with sails under a purple-pink sky, glowing cabin windows, and water that glows emerald green with sunlight breaking through the waves. It looks like a game cinematic.\n\nKimi K3.1 Pro: a leaner ship with a red pennant, dark choppy water and a fiery orange horizon. Less flashy, but the ocean feels heavier and more real.\n\nBoth are impressive. They just chose different priorities: Opus went for spectacle, Kimi went for realism.\n\nThe wild part is how far the water alone goes. Two models, same prompt, and the sea looks like two different planets.\n\nWatch the full clip and tell me: which ship would you sail on?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Two models, same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5: [$ 2.30]"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Opus 5.5: [$ 2.30]",
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro: [$4.20"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Watch the full clip and tell me: which ship would you sail on?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/HavisT83099/status/2114728422014320970",
          "handle": "HavisT83099",
          "at": "2026-10-26T14:38Z",
          "views": "622",
          "text": "WHICH AI MADE THE SPOOKIEST F*CKING PUMPKIN PATCH?\n\nSame Halloween prompt for Claude, ChatGPT and Kimi. One try each, no edits.\n\n/ Claude Opus 5.5: 18 min, ~$2.75. Went full movie set, a forest, a scarecrow, a house on the hill.\n/ ChatGPT: 19 min, ~$0.61. Cozy, a giant moon and a lit house behind the fence.\n/ Kimi K3.1 Pro: 22 min, $0.54. Everything is there, just very dark.\n\nTop to bottom: Claude, ChatGPT, Kimi. Which one gets your candy?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same Halloween prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "/ Claude Opus 5.5: 18 min, ~$2.75. Went full movie set, a forest, a scarecrow, a house on the hill."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "/ Claude Opus 5.5: 18 min, ~$2.75. Went full movie set, a forest, a scarecrow, a house on the hill.",
            "/ ChatGPT: 19 min, ~$0.61. Cozy, a giant moon and a lit house behind the fence.",
            "/ Kimi K3.1 Pro: 22 min, $0.54. Everything is there, just very dark."
          ],
          "question": [
            "Top to bottom: Claude, ChatGPT, Kimi. Which one gets your candy?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/MartinSzerment/status/2114112796149596198",
          "handle": "MartinSzerment",
          "at": "2026-10-24T21:52Z",
          "views": "537",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro (@Kimi_Moonshot) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (@claudeai), same prompt: a pirate ship at sunset with a cinematic camera.\n\nKimi: worked first try · $0.47 · 16 min\nOpus: 1st try crashed (black screen), 2nd worked · $1.76 total\n\nWhich ship wins? 👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "5 (@claudeai), same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro (@Kimi_Moonshot) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (@claudeai), same prompt: a pirate ship at sunset with a cinematic camera."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi: worked first try · $0.47 · 16 min",
            "Opus: 1st try crashed (black screen), 2nd worked · $1.76 total"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which ship wins? 👇"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/agentsky_dev/status/2113748343449174080",
          "handle": "agentsky_dev",
          "at": "2026-10-23T21:44Z",
          "views": "308",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro, a few hours old, vs Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol. Same samurai village prompt, one run each.\n\n⚡ Codex (GPT-6.1 Sol): 3 min 38 s · $0.12\nHermes (Kimi K3.1 Pro): 8 min 46 s · $0.55\nClaude Code (Opus 5.5): 10 min 12 s · $1.37\n\nWhich village wins? @Kimi_Moonshot",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same samurai village prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro, a few hours old, vs Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol. Same samurai village prompt, one run each."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "⚡ Codex (GPT-6.1 Sol): 3 min 38 s · $0.12",
            "Hermes (Kimi K3.1 Pro): 8 min 46 s · $0.55",
            "Claude Code (Opus 5.5): 10 min 12 s · $1.37"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which village wins? @Kimi_Moonshot"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/MartinSzerment/status/2113746481362743510",
          "handle": "MartinSzerment",
          "at": "2026-10-23T21:36Z",
          "views": "290",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro (@Kimi_Moonshot) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (@claudeai), same one-line prompt: voxel SpongeBob in the Krusty Krab.\n\nKimi: $0.54 · 12 min · 54k tokens\nOpus: $0.46 · 3.5 min · 23k tokens\n\nHalf the price per token, yet Kimi cost more: 2.4× more tokens.\n\nWhich scene wins? 👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "5 (@claudeai), same one-line prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro (@Kimi_Moonshot) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (@claudeai), same one-line prompt: voxel SpongeBob in the Krusty Krab."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi: $0.54 · 12 min · 54k tokens",
            "Opus: $0.46 · 3.5 min · 23k tokens"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which scene wins? 👇"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/immadiuttej/status/2113703836380795371",
          "handle": "immadiuttej",
          "at": "2026-10-23T18:47Z",
          "views": "104",
          "text": "Gave Kimi K3.1 Pro and Claude Opus 5.5 the exact same prompt:\n“Check dealtab.app and design an animated SVG graphic to promote it.”\nKimi K3.1 Pro: 4m 2s\nClaude Opus 5.5: 4m 10s\nSame prompt. Nearly identical time. Wildly different results.\nK3.1 Pro absolutely COOKED. Cleaner design, better branding, smoother animation. Opus got left in the dust. 🔥\nMy pick: Kimi. Which one wins for you? 👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "5 the exact same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Gave Kimi K3.1 Pro and Claude Opus 5.5 the exact same prompt:"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro: 4m 2s",
            "Claude Opus 5.5: 4m 10s"
          ],
          "question": [
            "My pick: Kimi. Which one wins for you? 👇"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/learnwithcheer/status/2114386250639782197",
          "handle": "learnwithcheer",
          "at": "2026-10-25T15:59Z",
          "views": "65",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 vs. Opus 5.5: SpongeBob test 🍔\n\nSame prompt. Five agents per team.\n\nReported results:\nKimi: 26 min, ~1/10 the cost.\nOpus: 2 hours.\n\nDoes Kimi match Opus 5.5’s quality here?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 vs. Opus 5.5: SpongeBob test 🍔"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi: 26 min, ~1/10 the cost.",
            "Opus: 2 hours."
          ],
          "question": [
            "Does Kimi match Opus 5.5’s quality here?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/ReyBrando1/status/2113895768620773828",
          "handle": "ReyBrando1",
          "at": "2026-10-24T07:30Z",
          "views": "60",
          "text": "Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1, same prompt: a real-time Three.js castle floating above the clouds.\n\nOpus 5.5: 35 min\nKimi K3.1: 44 min\n\nan open model landing this close is the real story. which one would you ship?\n\n🎥 test by @sakatayasha",
          "same_prompt": [
            "1, same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1, same prompt: a real-time Three.js castle floating above the clouds."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Opus 5.5: 35 min",
            "Kimi K3.1: 44 min"
          ],
          "question": [
            "an open model landing this close is the real story. which one would you ship?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/0ai_zoyberg/status/2114474364842508426",
          "handle": "0ai_zoyberg",
          "at": "2026-10-25T21:49Z",
          "views": "55",
          "text": "THIS IS F*CKING INSANE\n\nevery machine here has exactly one job. it works, or it doesn't.\n\nso people gave the same prompt to different models and recorded what came out:\n\n→ volcano: kimi k3.1 finished 1st for $11 in 3 min. claude code came 4th for $115 in 30 min\n→ dam burst: deepseek is 17x cheaper, but the flood is a flat blue sheet. opus 5.5 sends a real wall of water\n→ trebuchet: opus, argon, astra and grok all hit the tower. watch the arcs\n→ roadster: opus burned $10.15, kimi $1.39. the cheap one got kept\n\nthe catch: the most expensive run lost twice today.\n\nso what are you actually paying for?\n\ntests: Lummox_eth, narushima_, 0xAIlabs, slash1sol",
          "same_prompt": [
            "so people gave the same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "→ dam burst: deepseek is 17x cheaper, but the flood is a flat blue sheet. opus 5.5 sends a real wall of water"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "→ volcano: kimi k3.1 finished 1st for $11 in 3 min. claude code came 4th for $115 in 30 min",
            "→ roadster: opus burned $10.15, kimi $1.39. the cheap one got kept"
          ],
          "question": [
            "so what are you actually paying for?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/learnwithcheer/status/2114801738226053465",
          "handle": "learnwithcheer",
          "at": "2026-10-26T19:30Z",
          "views": "48",
          "text": "Opus 5.5 vs. Kimi K3.1 Pro. Same prompt.\n\nOpus 5.5 ($0.40): tearing the farm apart.\nKimi K3.1 Pro($4.10): chilling under a giant cloud.\n\nOver 10× the cost, less life on screen.\n\nWhich one would you pay for?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 vs. Kimi K3.1 Pro. Same prompt."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Opus 5.5 ($0.40): tearing the farm apart.",
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro($4.10): chilling under a giant cloud."
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which one would you pay for?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/WickJusticeVoic/status/2113779042545778984",
          "handle": "WickJusticeVoic",
          "at": "2026-10-23T23:46Z",
          "views": "36",
          "text": "Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1\n\ntested on the same prompt: a full real-time Three.js scene of a castle floating above the clouds\n\n> Opus 5.5 finished in 35 min\n> Kimi K3.1 finished in 44 min\n\nKimi honestly did a solid job, and it's impressive how close open models have gotten\n\nbut imo, Opus is still unbeatable, it was faster and better ui than kimi\n\nwhat do you think?",
          "same_prompt": [
            "tested on the same prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Opus 5.5 vs Kimi K3.1"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "> Opus 5.5 finished in 35 min",
            "> Kimi K3.1 finished in 44 min"
          ],
          "question": [
            "what do you think?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/NeirenL/status/2113870586287952192",
          "handle": "NeirenL",
          "at": "2026-10-24T05:49Z",
          "views": "28",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Opus 5.5, same SpongeBob prompt.\n\nKimi: $7.31 in 26 min\nOpus: $76.42 in 2 hours\n\nWhich one looks better to you?\natomic.chat",
          "same_prompt": [
            "5, same SpongeBob prompt"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Opus 5.5, same SpongeBob prompt."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi: $7.31 in 26 min",
            "Opus: $76.42 in 2 hours"
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which one looks better to you?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/luckeyfaraday/status/2114793433608995138",
          "handle": "luckeyfaraday",
          "at": "2026-10-26T18:57Z",
          "views": "843",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Claude Opus 5.5.\n\nSame one-line prompt. One shot. No follow-ups.\n\nKimi: 4m 37s, $0.28\nOpus: 29m 18s, $5.59\n\nKimi is ~20x cheaper and 6x faster.\n\nBut there’s one problem:\n\nLook at the results.",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same one-line prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "One shot"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Claude Opus 5.5."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "Kimi: 4m 37s, $0.28",
            "Opus: 29m 18s, $5.59"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/domsilvestre/status/2113722311341690981",
          "handle": "domsilvestre",
          "at": "2026-10-23T20:00Z",
          "views": "217",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro is out, pitched for 3D.\n\nSame prompts as my Oct 6 run. One shot, no fixes.\n\nOn the Eiffel Tower, K3 gave a glowing tower over grey blocks. K3.1 Pro builds a lit city with fireworks. Opus is still ahead, but not by much.\n\n3 scenes: $1.51. K3 cost $2.02, Opus $13.83.",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompts"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "One shot"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "On the Eiffel Tower, K3 gave a glowing tower over grey blocks. K3.1 Pro builds a lit city with fireworks. Opus is still ahead, but not by much."
          ],
          "figures": [
            "3 scenes: $1.51. K3 cost $2.02, Opus $13.83."
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/arncof/status/2113816515892146588",
          "handle": "arncof",
          "at": "2026-10-24T02:15Z",
          "views": "39",
          "text": "Same prompt. Three models. One shot.\n\n> Kimi K3.1 Pro: $0.93\n> GPT-6 Astra: $1.26\n> Opus 5.5: $2.99\n\nKimi cost a third of Opus. Astra finished in 4.8 min, Kimi in 12.7.\n\nPick a winner 👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "One shot"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "> Opus 5.5: $2.99"
          ],
          "figures": [
            "> Kimi K3.1 Pro: $0.93",
            "> GPT-6 Astra: $1.26",
            "> Opus 5.5: $2.99"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/luckeyfaraday/status/2114553855824265423",
          "handle": "luckeyfaraday",
          "at": "2026-10-26T03:05Z",
          "views": "9,719",
          "text": "Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Opus 5.5.\n\nOne of these costs a fraction of the other.\n\nSame one-line prompt. One shot each. Names hidden.\n\nWhich one is Opus?\n\nA or B. Guess before opening the comments.",
          "same_prompt": [
            "Same one-line prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "One shot each"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "Kimi K3.1 Pro vs Opus 5.5."
          ],
          "question": [
            "Which one is Opus?"
          ]
        },
        {
          "source": "https://x.com/jackyang/status/2114001717574406294",
          "handle": "jackyang",
          "at": "2026-10-24T14:31Z",
          "views": "52",
          "text": "kimi k3.1 pro vs gpt-6 astra vs opus 5.5, designing my personal site cover\n\nsame prompt, same harness (T3 code), high reasoning, one shot each\n\nmy pick: opus. kimi is good but plays it safe, astra is good but too abstract\n\nwhich one would you ship? prompt below 👇",
          "same_prompt": [
            "same prompt"
          ],
          "one_shot": [
            "one shot each"
          ],
          "versus": [
            "kimi k3.1 pro vs gpt-6 astra vs opus 5.5, designing my personal site cover"
          ],
          "question": [
            "which one would you ship? prompt below 👇"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "sources": [
      "https://x.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2113680701770068067",
      "https://x.com/0xRhinoX/status/2114059647233495351",
      "https://x.com/LumeoLab/status/2114891640267592011",
      "https://x.com/Nirobsw/status/2114802504407912489",
      "https://x.com/arncof/status/2113804662298091864",
      "https://x.com/daveeyyy_/status/2113932268271960096",
      "https://x.com/dromexa/status/2114401853966282842",
      "https://x.com/keydol123/status/2114281588850831677",
      "https://x.com/nathangu76/status/2113725061748400501",
      "https://x.com/noclipepe/status/2114438106254299320",
      "https://x.com/ramez/status/2114889996637446233",
      "https://x.com/LuminaBench/status/2114877639152607550"
    ],
    "body": [
      {
        "figure": "samples"
      },
      {
        "p": "Moonshot AI [announced Kimi K3.1 Pro](https://x.com/Kimi_Moonshot/status/2113680701770068067) on X on Oct 23. Of the 7,173 posts on X that named the model in the next four days, 35 posts by 25 accounts carry at least four of five parts: they say the test used the same prompt, say it was one shot, set Kimi beside Claude Opus 5.5, give each model's time or cost, and end on a question to readers. Five posts carry all five."
      },
      {
        "h": "Five posts with all five parts"
      },
      {
        "p": "[@nathangu76](https://x.com/nathangu76/status/2113725061748400501) opened with “One-shot. Same prompt. Same tools.” on Oct 23, [@arncof](https://x.com/arncof/status/2113804662298091864) with “Same prompt. One shot.” on Oct 24, and [@dromexa](https://x.com/dromexa/status/2114401853966282842) with “Same exact prompt, one shot each, no fixes” on Oct 25. [@Nirobsw](https://x.com/Nirobsw/status/2114802504407912489) wrote “Same prompt, one shot, no help.” on Oct 26 and [@LumeoLab](https://x.com/LumeoLab/status/2114891640267592011) “same one-shot fps prompt, no edits from me” on Oct 27."
      },
      {
        "p": "Each then lists the two models' times or costs, line by line, and closes by asking readers to choose: “Which would you pick?”, “Which one would you ship?”, “which one would you ride?”, “Opus or Kimi?” and “would you wait 13 extra minutes to save half?”"
      },
      {
        "figure": "overview"
      },
      {
        "h": "20 more without the words one shot"
      },
      {
        "p": "Twenty posts carry every part but “one shot.” The most viewed, [@0xRhinoX](https://x.com/0xRhinoX/status/2114059647233495351) with about 25,000 views, opens “Same prompt: rainbow jelly you can cut, nail and torch.” and ends “Would you still pay for Opus?” [@keydol123](https://x.com/keydol123/status/2114281588850831677) wrote “Same prompt. Same bamboo forest” and asked “Would you pay 4x more for the right one?” Nine accounts posted the format more than once; [@noclipepe](https://x.com/noclipepe/status/2114438106254299320) did three times."
      },
      {
        "h": "Same format, different verdicts"
      },
      {
        "p": "The posts agree in form but not in result. @nathangu76 wrote “I think Opus won clearly,” @dromexa “My pick: Kimi,” and @Nirobsw that “Opus wins on detail and atmosphere. Kimi wins on price and speed.” Opus 5.5 took 3m 56s in @LumeoLab's test and 65 minutes in @dromexa's."
      },
      {
        "p": "None of the 35 says in its text that it was paid or sponsored. One, [@daveeyyy_](https://x.com/daveeyyy_/status/2113932268271960096)'s post of Oct 24, showed X's Paid Partnership label on Oct 28; the other 34 did not. On Oct 27, two other accounts said X had locked them until they added the same label to Kimi K3.1 Pro posts they say were not paid: [@ramez](https://x.com/ramez/status/2114889996637446233) wrote that X “forced me to add a ‘Paid Partnership’ label to a tweet that was in no way paid,” and [@LuminaBench](https://x.com/LuminaBench/status/2114877639152607550) that the label went “on two of my posts that weren't paid partnerships.”"
      },
      {
        "h": "How the posts were found"
      },
      {
        "p": "Frontier Log searched X for posts naming “Kimi K3.1,” “Kimi-K3.1,” “K3.1 Pro” or “K3.1-Pro,” in English, retweets excluded, from Moonshot's launch post at 17:15 UTC on Oct 23 to 17:15 UTC on Oct 27, and read every page of results: 7,173 posts by 4,071 accounts. Each post's text was tested for the five parts with fixed rules, and every post with three or more was read in full on x.com."
      },
      {
        "p": "A post has the comparison part when it names Opus, and the time or cost part when it gives a time or a cost for each of two or more runs; list prices per token don't count. Views are as x.com showed them on Oct 28."
      }
    ],
    "models": [
      "kimi-k3-1-pro"
    ]
  }
}