DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Kimi K3 for property and lettings admin

The verdict

Kimi K3 wins, 9078

Same 12 property and lettings admin tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. Kimi K3 took 8 tasks, DeepSeek V4 Pro took 1, 3 tied. Tested 18 Aug 2026.

Where they differed most

The task — The compliance data, as JSON

Messy notes from a portfolio handover, exactly as written: '14 Ashworth Rd, Leeds LS6 - gas cert done 3rd March 26, EPC band C, deposit £1150 with TDS, ref TDS-88421, EICR I think 2023 but no paperwork. Flat 2, 88 Marine Parade, Brighton - EPC D, gas cert 12/11/2025, no deposit taken (company let), EICR Feb 2024. 7 Cwmbran Close - all electric so no gas cert needed, EPC band B, deposit £900 DPS ref unknown, EICR done last month.' Reply with ONLY valid JSON — no prose before or after. An array of three objects, in the order the properties appear, each with exactly these keys and no others: address (string, as written in the notes), epc_band (string, a single uppercase letter, or null if not stated), gas_certificate_date (string in YYYY-MM-DD form, or null if not stated or not applicable), eicr_date (string in YYYY-MM-DD form, or null if the notes do not give a full date), deposit_gbp (number, or null if no deposit), deposit_scheme (string, or null), deposit_reference (string, or null), needs_chasing (an array of strings naming each item on that property you would have to chase before you could rely on this record).

[
  {
    "address": "14 Ashworth Rd, Leeds LS6",
    "epc_band": "C",
    "gas_certificate_date": "2026-03-03",
    "eicr_date": null,
    "deposit_gbp": 1150,
    "deposit_scheme": "TDS",
    "deposit_reference": "TDS-88421",
    "needs_chasing": ["gas safety certificate", "EICR certificate"]
  },
  {
    "address": "Flat 2, 88 Marine Parade, Brighton",
    "epc_band": "D",
    "gas_certificate_date": "2025-11-12",
    "eicr_date": null,
    "deposit_gbp": null,
    "deposit_scheme": null,
    "deposit_reference": null,
    "needs_chasing": […
Kimi K310/10
[
  {
    "address": "14 Ashworth Rd, Leeds LS6",
    "epc_band": "C",
    "gas_certificate_date": "2026-03-03",
    "eicr_date": null,
    "deposit_gbp": 1150,
    "deposit_scheme": "TDS",
    "deposit_reference": "TDS-88421",
    "needs_chasing": ["EICR date/report"]
  },
  {
    "address": "Flat 2, 88 Marine Parade, Brighton",
    "epc_band": "D",
    "gas_certificate_date": "2025-11-12",
    "eicr_date": null,
    "deposit_gbp": null,
    "deposit_scheme": null,
    "deposit_reference": null,
    "needs_chasing": ["EICR date/report"]
  },…

Task by task

TaskDeepSeek V4 ProKimi K3
Two routes, one worried tenant89
Six weeks late and hoping89
Write only the arrears email810
The pre-tenancy checklist910
Write only the renewal reply1010
Three repairs, one Tuesday98
The nine-year-old carpet68
The rent rise by text message88
Every claim in the advert must be true89
The compliance data, as JSON610
What the agent must not promise58
Refuse the lock change99

Full receipts: DeepSeek V4 Pro, Kimi K3 · judges claude-sonnet-5, gemini-3.1-pro-preview, gpt-5.6-terra

Questions people ask

Which is better for property and lettings admin: DeepSeek V4 Pro or Kimi K3?

Kimi K3 — it scored 90/100 against 78/100 on our 12-task property and lettings admin suite, winning 8 tasks to 1 with 3 tied. Every answer was marked blind by three judges from three rival AI labs.

How was this tested?

Both models answered the identical published property and lettings admin tasks. Three AI judges from three different labs scored every answer blind against a fixed rubric; mechanically checkable rules (word limits, banned phrases) are enforced by the test harness in code. The raw outputs and judge verdicts are downloadable.

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