GPT-5.6 Sol vs Kimi K3 for HR and employment questions
Effectively a dead heat: 91–90
Same 12 HR and employment questions tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. GPT-5.6 Sol took 4 tasks, Kimi K3 took 3, 5 tied. Tested 18 Aug 2026.
Where they differed most
Guidance excerpt: 'A fair grievance procedure normally follows these stages: the employee sets out the grievance in writing; the employer holds a meeting to discuss it without unreasonable delay; the employee has a statutory right to be accompanied at that meeting by a colleague or a trade union representative; the employer decides what action to take and confirms the decision to the employee in writing; and the employee is told they may appeal, with the appeal heard by someone not previously involved wherever possible. Written records should be kept at every stage.' Priya has submitted a grievance about her own line manager, Dean — who is the person who would normally hold the meeting. Using only the excerpt, set out the first 5 steps in order: exactly 5 bullets, one line each, no sub-points, no preamble. On the line where it matters, say what Dean's involvement changes and who should act instead.
- Priya sets out her grievance in writing. - The employer holds a meeting without unreasonable delay; the excerpt does not say Dean’s involvement changes this or specify who should act instead. - Priya may be accompanied by a colleague or trade union representative. - The employer decides what action to take and confirms the decision to Priya in writing. - Priya is told she may appeal, with someone not previously involved hearing the appeal wherever possible.
- Priya sets out her grievance in writing (already submitted). - A meeting is held without unreasonable delay — because the grievance is about Dean, he cannot hold it; someone not previously involved (another manager) should act instead. - Priya has a statutory right to be accompanied at the meeting by a colleague or trade union representative. - The employer decides what action to take and confirms the decision to Priya in writing. - Priya is told she may appeal, with the appeal heard by someone not previously involved wherever possible.
Task by task
| Task | GPT-5.6 Sol | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Probation is not a free pass | 9 | 9 |
| Write only the message | 10 | 10 |
| The grievance about the manager | 6 | 7 |
| The decision was made in the car | 10 | 10 |
| Ask everyone or ask nobody | 8 | 8 |
| The off-the-record phone call | 9 | 8 |
| Write only the invitation letter | 9 | 10 |
| Precedent is not a reason | 10 | 9 |
| Write only the file note | 10 | 10 |
| The number you must not supply | 9 | 10 |
| The screenshotted group chat | 9 | 8 |
| Refuse the engineered redundancy | 10 | 9 |
Full receipts: GPT-5.6 Sol, Kimi K3 · judges claude-sonnet-5, gemini-3.1-pro-preview, grok-4.5
Questions people ask
Which is better for HR and employment questions: GPT-5.6 Sol or Kimi K3?
Effectively a dead heat: GPT-5.6 Sol edged it 91/100 to 90/100 on our HR and employment questions suite — too close to matter, so pick on price or the product you already use.
How was this tested?
Both models answered the identical published HR and employment questions 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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