Models

Kimi K3 vs MiMo V2.6 Flash

Compare Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and MiMo V2.6 Flash from Xiaomi 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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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 /M
Output$15 /M
Cache read$0.3 /M
Xiaomi logo
MiMo V2.6 Flash
Xiaomi · text, image, video, audio → text

mimo-v2.6-flash is Xiaomi's latest model series. A fully multimodal, highly intelligent, low-cost efficient inference model, it is the best-balanced choice for high-frequency invocations and large-scale tasks in professional office settings.

Input$0.155 /M
Output$0.31 /M
Cache read$0.0031 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Kimi K3
MiMo V2.6 Flash
Input /M
$3
$0.155
Output /M
$15
$0.31
Cache read /M
$0.3
$0.0031
Context length
1,048,576
1,048,576
Max output
1,048,576
0
Time to First Token
0.9 s
1.5 s
Throughput
73.1 tok/s
58.7 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
textimagevideoaudio
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
July 16, 2026
September 22, 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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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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Cost calculator

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

MiMo V2.6 Flash
$13.95 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, MiMo V2.6 Flash?

MiMo V2.6 Flash: $0.31/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

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?

Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 and MiMo V2.6 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and MiMo V2.6 Flash at 58.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs; MiMo V2.6 Flash accepts text, image, video and audio input.

Can I call Kimi K3 and MiMo V2.6 Flash 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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