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Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is an everyday open-weight model from Moonshot AI, released 16 July 2026. At Moonshot AI it costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window. 9 providers serve it; the cheapest is DeepInfra at $2.85 input and $14.25 output.
- Made by
- Moonshot AI
- Released
- 2026-07-16
- Status
- Generally available
- Tier
- Everyday
- Weights
- Open
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Input
- text, image, video
- API id
kimi-k3
Kimi K3 price at 9 providers
US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on. The cheapest blended price is highlighted.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra · Kimi-K3 | $2.85 | $14.25 | $0.285 | $5.70 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Baseten · moonshotai/Kimi-K3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Fireworks AI · accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $6.00 | 50% off | 2026-10-14 |
| Modal Labs · moonshotai/Kimi-K3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Moonshot AI · maker | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Nebius Group N.V. · moonshotai/Kimi-K3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | – | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Novita AI · moonshotai/kimi-k3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Runpod | $3.00 | $15.00 | – | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Together AI · moonshotai/Kimi-K3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $0.30 | $6.00 | – | 2026-10-14 |
- Fireworks AI: Kimi K3 Fast and US-hosted variant: $4.50 / $22.50. Priority tier: $3.75 / $18.75.
- Modal Labs: Modal Shared Endpoint, billed per token from us-west; plan credits can't be used for Shared Endpoint usage.
- Moonshot AI: Cache writes billed separately: $3.00 (5-minute TTL) or $6.00 (1-hour TTL) per 1M tokens. Batch API pricing (60% of standard) isn't listed for K3 yet.
- Nebius Group N.V.: No cached-input or batch price published.
- Runpod: Runpod Public Endpoint moonshot-kimi; select K3 with model: kimi-k3.
- Together AI: List price. The $2.70 / $13.50 promotion (valid until 2026-10-11) has ended.
Kimi K3 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Score | What it measures | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena text score | 1488 | Elo-style score from people voting between answers | Independent |
Scores reported by a model's maker aren't independently checked.
Kimi K3 price changes
- Until 2026-10-13 at Together AI: $2.70 input, $13.50 output per million tokens.
- Until 2026-10-06 at Together AI: $3.00 input, $15.00 output per million tokens.
Models like Kimi K3
Other everyday models closest in price, at each maker's own price or the cheapest provider.
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M | Open |
| Ember-1 Fireworks AI | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1M | Closed |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Google | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1M | Closed |
| Command A+ Cohere | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | Open |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1M | Closed |
| GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.1M | Closed |
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Kimi K3 FAQ
How much does Kimi K3 cost?
Kimi K3 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens at Moonshot AI, and $0.30 per million cached input tokens. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 14 October 2026.
What is Kimi K3's context window?
Kimi K3 takes up to 1,048,576 tokens in one request and writes up to 1,048,576 tokens in one response.
Is Kimi K3 open weight?
Yes. Moonshot AI publishes the weights, so you can run Kimi K3 yourself or at any host that serves it.
Where can I use Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 is available from DeepInfra, Baseten, Fireworks AI, Modal Labs, Moonshot AI, Nebius Group N.V., Novita AI, Runpod and Together AI. At Moonshot AI, call it as kimi-k3.