Summary
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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What happened
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...
Why it matters
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.
Signal Intelligence
Signal Strength 93%
Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 48
Category OPEN SOURCE
Reader Depth TECHNICAL
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Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 60
Practical Impact Score 8
Novelty Interest Score 94
Consequence Score 34
Curiosity Score 16
Shareability Score 59
Why this is here
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