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GPT Image 2 vs Kimi K3

Compare GPT Image 2 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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GPT Image 2
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-image-2 is OpenAI's latest cutting-edge image generation model. Key value adds include better performance, quality, editing controls, and face preservation. (Currently the model's image generation time may be >5 minutes; it is recommended to set the client timeout to ≥10 minutes.) The model supports high input_fidelity and adding/removing one aspect of the image while retaining others. This model includes improvements in aspect ratio, resolution, and editing capabilities.

Input$5 /M
Output$30 /M
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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 Image 2
Kimi K3
Input /M
$5
$2.84
Output /M
$30
$14.2
Cache read /M
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$0.284
Context length
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1,048,576
Max output
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1,048,576
Time to First Token
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0.6 s
Throughput
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73.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
April 21, 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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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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Cost calculator

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

Kimi K3
$383 /mo
GPT Image 2
$750 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT Image 2, Kimi K3?

Kimi K3: $14.2/M output tokens; GPT Image 2: $30/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT Image 2 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 Image 2 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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