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GPT 6.1 Sol vs Kimi K3

Compare GPT 6.1 Sol from OpenAI 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.

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OpenAI logo
GPT 6.1 Sol
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-6.1 Sol is OpenAI's latest model in the GPT-6 series, specifically designed for complex programming and agent workflows. GPT-6.1 Sol's performance in complex programming, computer operations, and professional work tasks is close to Astra, but at a lower cost. You can compare the two on your own tasks to weigh quality against cost.

Input$2 /M
Output$10 /M
Cache read$0.1 /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$2.84 /M
Output$14.2 /M
Cache read$0.284 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

GPT 6.1 Sol
Kimi K3
Input /M
$2
$2.84
Output /M
$10
$14.2
Cache read /M
$0.1
$0.284
Context length
1,050,000
1,048,576
Max output
128,000
1,048,576
Time to First Token
8.1 s
0.9 s
Throughput
39.1 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
September 30, 2026
July 16, 2026

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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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gpt-6.1-solkimi-k3
1420146015001540
Overall
14821487
Coding
15371540
Math
15011503
Hard prompts
15061515
Instruction following
14831488
Multi-turn
14881501
Creative writing
14491459
Longer query
14891500
Chinese
15301540
English
14921493
WebDev Arena
gpt-6.1-solkimi-k3
1560164017201800
Overall
16581743
React
16721747
HTML
16411793
Gaming
17041826
Simulations
16851828
Data analytics
15821645

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.

GPT 6.1 Sol
$270 /mo
Kimi K3
$383 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 6.1 Sol, Kimi K3?

GPT 6.1 Sol: $10/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $14.2/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GPT 6.1 Sol: 1540; Kimi K3: 1537 (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?

GPT 6.1 Sol accepts 1,050,000 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GPT 6.1 Sol and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and GPT 6.1 Sol at 39.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT 6.1 Sol accepts text and image input; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call GPT 6.1 Sol 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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