(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-pro-0813)DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.( Directly requesting deepseek-v4-pro will route you through the official discount channel.)
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Kimi K3
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro from DeepSeek and Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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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Performance Past 3 Days
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
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Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Pro, Kimi K3?
DeepSeek V4 Pro: $3.38/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; DeepSeek V4 Pro: 1502 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
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?
DeepSeek V4 Pro accepts 1,000,000 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Pro and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and DeepSeek V4 Pro at 47.5 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
DeepSeek V4 Pro accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call DeepSeek V4 Pro 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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