Model Comparison

Kimi K3 vs Sarvam-30BWhich is better in 2026?

Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Kimi K3 vs Sarvam-30B — which is better?

Kimi K3 (by Moonshot AI) and Sarvam-30B (by Sarvam AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Kimi K3 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA), while Sarvam-30B is better at 0 benchmarks. Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Kimi K3 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Sarvam-30B if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Kimi K3 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA), while Sarvam-30B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2770.0B diff

Kimi K3 has 2770.0B more parameters than Sarvam-30B, making it 9233.3% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K3
2.8Tparameters
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
30.0Bparameters
2800.0B
Kimi K3
30.0B
Sarvam-30B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Kimi K3 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Kimi K3 specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

Moonshot AI
Kimi K3
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Kimi K3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-30B does not.

Kimi K3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Kimi K3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Sarvam-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K3 was released on 2026-07-16, while Sarvam-30B was released on 2026-03-06.

Kimi K3 is 4 months newer than Sarvam-30B.

Kimi K3

Jul 16, 2026

4 days ago

4mo newer
Sarvam-30B

Mar 6, 2026

4 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Moonshot AI
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher BrowseComp score (91.2% vs 35.5%)
Higher GPQA score (93.5% vs 66.5%)
Sarvam AI

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Kimi K3 and Sarvam-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi K3
✓ Preferred
Sarvam-30B
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K3 vs Sarvam-30B.

Which is better, Kimi K3 or Sarvam-30B?

Kimi K3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Kimi K3 is made by Moonshot AI and Sarvam-30B is made by Sarvam AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Kimi K3 compare to Sarvam-30B in benchmarks?

Kimi K3 scores MathVision: 97.8%, DeepSearchQA: 95.0%, GPQA: 93.5%, CharXiv-R: 91.3%, BrowseComp: 91.2%. Sarvam-30B scores MATH-500: 97.0%, AIME 2025: 96.7%, MBPP: 92.7%, HumanEval: 92.1%, MMLU: 85.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Kimi K3 and Sarvam-30B?

Kimi K3 supports 1.0M tokens and Sarvam-30B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Kimi K3 and Sarvam-30B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi K3 and Sarvam-30B?

Kimi K3 is developed by Moonshot AI and Sarvam-30B is developed by Sarvam AI.

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