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
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MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed
Kimi K3 vs MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed
Output tokens cost $15.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $1.15 per million on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed. Input tokens cost $3.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.29 per million on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.30 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.29 per million on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed. Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3 and 204,800 tokens on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.9s on Kimi K3 and 1.4s on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed. Measured output throughput is 73.1 tok/s on Kimi K3 and 54.2 tok/s on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed.
Kimi K3MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed+ Add model · 2/4
MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed
Minimax · text → text
• Same performance as minimax-m2.5 • Significantly faster inference
Input$0.29 /M
Output$1.15 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Kimi K3
MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed
Input /M
$3.00
$0.29
Output /M
$15.00
$1.15
Cache read /M
$0.30
$0.29
Context length
1,048,576
204,800
Max output
1,048,576
192,000
Time to First Token
0.9 s
1.4 s
Throughput
73.1 tok/s
54.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction 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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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed
$34.56 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed?
MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed: $1.15/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
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?
Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 and MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed accepts 204,800 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3 and 192,000 tokens on MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed at 54.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs; MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Kimi K3 and MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed 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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