Models

Qwen/QwQ-32B vs kimi-k3

Output tokens cost $0.56 per million on Qwen/QwQ-32B and $15.00 per million on kimi-k3. Input tokens cost $0.14 per million on Qwen/QwQ-32B and $3.00 per million on kimi-k3. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.14 per million on Qwen/QwQ-32B and $0.30 per million on kimi-k3. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Qwen/QwQ-32B scores 1385 and kimi-k3 scores 1531.

QwenQwen/QwQ-32BMoonshot AIkimi-k3
Qwen logo
Qwen/QwQ-32B
Qwen · → text

Silicon-based flow provision

Input$0.14 /M
Output$0.56 /M
Moonshot AI logo
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.

Qwen/QwQ-32B
kimi-k3
Input /M
$0.14
$3.00
Output /M
$0.56
$15.00
Cache read /M
$0.14
$0.30
Context length
0
1,048,576
Max output
0
1,048,576
Time to First Token
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12.9 s
Throughput
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18.8 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats

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.

Qwen/QwQ-32Bkimi-k3

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.

Qwen/QwQ-32Bkimi-k3

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
Qwen/QwQ-32Bkimi-k3
1260134014201500
Overall
13361486
Coding
13851531
Math
13641364
Hard prompts
13571505
Instruction following
13241479
Multi-turn
13231499
Creative writing
12951470
Longer query
13361502
Chinese
13821527
English
13591491

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.

Qwen/QwQ-32B
$16.80 /mo
kimi-k3
$405 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen/QwQ-32B, kimi-k3?

Qwen/QwQ-32B: $0.56/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; Qwen/QwQ-32B: 1385 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Qwen/QwQ-32B 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 Qwen/QwQ-32B 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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