Models

cc-kimi-k2-instruct vs coding-kimi-k3

Output tokens cost $3.30 per million on cc-kimi-k2-instruct and $1.61 per million on coding-kimi-k3. Input tokens cost $1.10 per million on cc-kimi-k2-instruct and $0.44 per million on coding-kimi-k3. Cached input tokens are billed at $1.10 per million on cc-kimi-k2-instruct and $0.07 per million on coding-kimi-k3.

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cc-kimi-k2-instruct
Moonshot AI · text → text

For Claude code only

Input$1.10 /M
Output$3.30 /M
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coding-kimi-k3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

Input$0.44 /M
Output$1.61 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

cc-kimi-k2-instruct
coding-kimi-k3
Input /M
$1.10
$0.44
Output /M
$3.30
$1.61
Cache read /M
$1.10
$0.07
Context length
0
1,048,576
Max output
0
1,048,576
Time to First Token
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0.9 s
Throughput
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73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
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.

cc-kimi-k2-instructcoding-kimi-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.

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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.

coding-kimi-k3
$50.60 /mo
cc-kimi-k2-instruct
$116 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: cc-kimi-k2-instruct, coding-kimi-k3?

coding-kimi-k3: $1.61/M output tokens; cc-kimi-k2-instruct: $3.30/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

cc-kimi-k2-instruct accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; coding-kimi-k3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call cc-kimi-k2-instruct and coding-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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