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Kimi K3.1 Pro ranks #2 among open-weight models on Mercor's APEX-Agents leaderboard

According to a post on X by @mercor, Kimi K3.1 Pro scored 65.5% on the APEX-Agents leaderboard, placing second among open-weight models. It trails DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash at 69.8% and ranks ahead of Qwen 3.8-Max at 63.3%. Mercor says the Kimi family gained nearly 30 points on the benchmark in five months.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-05T01:35:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-05T06:22:01+00:00
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According to a post on X by @mercor, Kimi K3.1 Pro scored 65.5% on the APEX-Agents leaderboard, placing second among open-weight models. It trails DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash at 69.8% and ranks ahead of Qwen 3.8-Max at 63.3%. Mercor says the Kimi family gained nearly 30 points on the benchmark in five months.

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Mercor's APEX-Agents leaderboard puts Kimi K3.1 Pro at 65.5%, behind DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash at 69.8% and ahead of Qwen 3.8-Max at 63.3%. Mercor says the Kimi family gained nearly 30 points on the benchmark in five months. Why it matters: Teams building agents on open models get another independent ranking to choose...

Developers choosing open models for agent work get another ranking to compare, though it comes from a single benchmark run by Mercor. Teams should check whether APEX-Agents matches their own tasks before changing models. Watch for later leaderboard updates to see whether these positions hold.

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