CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Moonshot AI · text → text
For Claude code only
Input$1.10 /M
Output$3.30 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Compare CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 from Moonshot AI and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text
Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.
Input$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$1.10
$0.34
Output /M
$3.30
$1.01
Cache read /M
$1.10
$0.03
Context length
0
983,616
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
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2.4 s
Throughput
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48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
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-kimi-k2-instruct-0905qwen3.8-max-preview
1360142014801540
Overall
14181481
Coding
14671520
Math
14161504
Hard prompts
14371506
Instruction following
13901478
Multi-turn
14041496
Creative writing
13821469
Longer query
14031497
Chinese
14541545
English
14231486
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.
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
$116 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905: $3.30/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905: 1467 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.
Can I call CC Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview 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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