Coding Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text
Input$0.44 /M
Output$1.61 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Coding Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Compare Coding Kimi K3 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.
Coding Kimi K3
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.44
$0.34
Output /M
$1.61
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.07
$0.03
Context length
1,048,576
983,616
Max output
1,048,576
131,072
Time to First Token
0.9 s
2.4 s
Throughput
73.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction 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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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Coding Kimi K3
$50.60 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Coding Kimi K3, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Coding Kimi K3: $1.61/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Coding Kimi K3: 0.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
Coding Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 1,048,576 tokens on Coding Kimi K3 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Coding Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, 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 Coding Kimi K3 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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