Why Smart Developers Use Kimi For Design

Better Stack
63,249 views September 12, 2026

Kimi sits at the top of Design Arena, above every model from the big labs. So I put Kimi K3 head to head with Fable and Astra on five one-shot design tasks: a landing page, a 3D scene, a component library, a mobile app and a full game with its own assets. Some rounds were embarrassing. If you use AI to design anything, the model you're paying for might not be the one to use. 🔗 Relevant Links https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard ❤️ More about us Radically better observability stack: https://betterstack.com/ Written tutorials: https://betterstack.com/community/ Example projects: https://github.com/BetterStackHQ 📱 Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/betterstackhq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterstackhq/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@betterstack LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betterstack 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Kimi tops Design Arena 00:38 Round 1: Landing page 02:07 Round 2: 3D floating island 03:07 Round 3: Component library 03:57 Round 4: Mobile app 04:44 Round 5: Game with generated assets 05:51 The verdict and what it cost

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