User compares Kimi and DeepSeek on a Three.js V8 engine task
pzarevich reports sequential runs with the same prompt and max effort in AgenC Core. Kimi K3.1 Pro used 3.5 million aggregate tokens with a $2.16 estimated cost; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash used 67.2 million with a $0.86 estimate. Most DeepSeek tokens were cached input. Kimi finished in about 31 minutes, while the author stopped DeepSeek after about 48 minutes although it was still refining the result.
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In the repliesThe author clarifies that AgenC used peak pricing for DeepSeek’s estimate; an off-peak calculation would be about $0.43. Alternative_Web7202 questions the lack of evaluation criteria and calls the post promotion for the harness. Other commenters dispute mechanical details in the animations.
One shared-harness comparison with unequal stopping conditions. The post links the tool; the author’s financial affiliation is unverified. Token totals include repeated and cached context across calls, not just generated output. No simulation or bill was independently reproduced.
Original posted October 24 at 18:16:37 UTC. The post and author pricing clarification were read October 26, alongside the reply questioning evaluation criteria. Cost figures remain estimates.