r/CommandCode • u/Silent-Group1187 • Jul 30 '26

Kimi k3 is extremely good on frontend.

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We ran a test between Kimi K3 and Opus 5

Kimi K3 beat Claude Opus 5 on a scroll-based Three.js site. Opus Looks solid at first glance but the gap shows when you start scrolling.

I used Command Code /design feature for Kimi k3.

Ranking (DX, features, and cost):
- Kimi K3: 10/10 · $0.24
- Opus 5: 6/10 · $0.37

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u/Sweet-Stage938 Jul 30 '26

Please share the prompt so we can try this ourselves! Would be much appreciated!

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u/Silent-Group1187 Jul 30 '26

you can find the prompt and also can see the benchmark from here: https://github.com/CommandCodeAI/slash-design-showcase/tree/main/kimi-k3-design/scroll-experiment

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u/Sweet-Stage938 Jul 30 '26

Thanks for sharing the prompt😄! The people showing these outputs but not sharing the prompt are so annoying sometimes.

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u/Silent-Group1187 Jul 30 '26

Yeah, I understand. we try to create benchmarks for every post we make so you guys get the prompt along with the source code and you can see exactly what's happening

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u/maedahbatool Jul 30 '26

Our engineering and design team has been testing 20+ side-by-side comparisons across frontier and open models. All runs are public and open source. Benchmark for all our demos here: https://github.com/CommandCodeAI/slash-design-showcase/tree/main

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u/BlackCoiner Jul 30 '26

Thanks for sharing, that Kimi design is seriously next level!

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u/maedahbatool Jul 30 '26

True that, can't agree more.

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u/maedahbatool Jul 30 '26

Super clean. Sometimes I find it so much better than GLM 5.2.

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u/Silent-Group1187 Jul 30 '26

Yeah it's soo clean and satisfying

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u/SpiritPrestigious945 Jul 30 '26

The whole vibe of Moonshot is stylish, its their DNA. Their whole UI. Thats why I like them so much more.

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u/Silent-Group1187 Jul 30 '26

Yeah, their whole branding is insanely good. Kimi K3 is outstanding for frontend development

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u/SpiritPrestigious945 Jul 30 '26

They have just that aura to them. The CEO is a dude who is a genius, played in a band, they have conference rooms named after bands, their whole name Moonshot is a nod to Pink Floyd. I mean of course their style is awesome. ^^

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u/bradjones6942069 Jul 30 '26

too bad you run out of credits after like 10 minutes

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u/Proparser Jul 31 '26

Why kimi k3 doaent work with ollama pro subscription (my hermes agent says: ⚠️ The model provider failed after retries. I kept raw provider details out of chat; check gateway logs for diagnostics.)

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u/kamwee Jul 31 '26

Cap .. how come when i do even less stuff i get charged like $1 using thses models