Models

coding-kimi-k3 vs coding-kimi-k3-free

Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on coding-kimi-k3 and 1,048,576 tokens on coding-kimi-k3-free. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.9s on coding-kimi-k3 and 0.9s on coding-kimi-k3-free. Measured output throughput is 73.1 tok/s on coding-kimi-k3 and 73.1 tok/s on coding-kimi-k3-free.

Moonshot AIcoding-kimi-k3Moonshot AIcoding-kimi-k3-free
Moonshot AI logo
coding-kimi-k3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

Input$0.44 /M
Output$1.61 /M
Moonshot AI logo
coding-kimi-k3-free
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

coding-kimi-k3-free is the open and free version of coding-kimi-k3. To maintain reliable service, each account is limited to 5 requests per minute, 500 requests per day, and 1 million tokens per day.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

coding-kimi-k3
coding-kimi-k3-free
Input /M
$0.44
$0.00
Output /M
$1.61
$0.00
Cache read /M
$0.07
$0.00
Context length
1,048,576
1,048,576
Max output
1,048,576
1,048,576
Time to First Token
0.9 s
0.9 s
Throughput
73.1 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction 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.

coding-kimi-k3coding-kimi-k3-free

Tokens / day

-

Requests / day

-

Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

coding-kimi-k3coding-kimi-k3-free

Throughput (tok/s)

-

TTFT (s)

-

Uptime (%)

-

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

coding-kimi-k3-free
$0.00 /mo
coding-kimi-k3
$50.60 /mo

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

FAQ

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 coding-kimi-k3-free accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 1,048,576 tokens on coding-kimi-k3 and 1,048,576 tokens on coding-kimi-k3-free.

Which one generates tokens faster?

coding-kimi-k3 at 73.1 tok/s and coding-kimi-k3-free at 73.1 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; coding-kimi-k3-free accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call coding-kimi-k3 and coding-kimi-k3-free 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.

Popular comparisons

Related model match-ups readers also look at.