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Kimi K3 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Compare Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and MiniMax M3.1 Flash from Minimax 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$2.84 /M
Output$14.2 /M
Cache read$0.284 /M
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MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Minimax · text, image → text

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is MiniMax's latest flagship model, aimed at office automation, software engineering, visual reasoning, and professional analytics. It combines multi-step task execution with front-end and presentation-creation capabilities, supporting workflows that transform information and visual references into tangible deliverables.

Input$0.165 /M
Output$0.66 /M
Cache read$0.0165 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Kimi K3
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Input /M
$2.84
$0.165
Output /M
$14.2
$0.66
Cache read /M
$0.284
$0.0165
Context length
1,048,576
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Max output
1,048,576
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Time to First Token
0.8 s
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Throughput
82.8 tok/s
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Modalities
textimagevideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
July 16, 2026
October 19, 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.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash
$19.80 /mo
Kimi K3
$383 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash: $0.66/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $14.2/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs; MiniMax M3.1 Flash accepts text and image input.

Can I call Kimi K3 and MiniMax M3.1 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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