CC DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek · text → text
For Claude code only
Input$0.56 /M
Output$1.68 /M
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Kimi K3
CC DeepSeek V3.1 vs Kimi K3
Output tokens cost $1.68 per million on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and $15.00 per million on Kimi K3. Input tokens cost $0.56 per million on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and $3.00 per million on Kimi K3. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.56 per million on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and $0.30 per million on Kimi K3. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.7s on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and 0.9s on Kimi K3. Measured output throughput is 59.0 tok/s on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and 73.1 tok/s on Kimi K3. On the LMArena coding leaderboard CC DeepSeek V3.1 scores 1447 and Kimi K3 scores 1531.
CC DeepSeek V3.1Kimi K3+ Add model · 2/4
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text
Kimi K3 is Kimi’s flagship model for long-horizon coding and end-to-end knowledge work, with a 1M-token context window and industry-leading intelligence.
Input$3.00 /M
Output$15.00 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
CC DeepSeek V3.1
Kimi K3
Input /M
$0.56
$3.00
Output /M
$1.68
$15.00
Cache read /M
$0.56
$0.30
Context length
NaN
1,048,576
Max output
0
1,048,576
Time to First Token
0.7 s
0.9 s
Throughput
59.0 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
cc-deepseek-v3.1kimi-k3
1360142014801540
Overall
14171486
Coding
14471531
Math
14161416
Hard prompts
14321505
Instruction following
14031479
Multi-turn
14061499
Creative writing
13891470
Longer query
14211502
Chinese
14641527
English
14281491
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
CC DeepSeek V3.1
$58.80 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: CC DeepSeek V3.1, Kimi K3?
CC DeepSeek V3.1: $1.68/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Kimi K3: 1531; CC DeepSeek V3.1: 1447 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
CC DeepSeek V3.1: 0.7s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and CC DeepSeek V3.1 at 59.0 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC DeepSeek V3.1 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call CC DeepSeek V3.1 and Kimi K3 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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