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
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Qwen Flash
Kimi K3 vs Qwen Flash
Compare Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and Qwen Flash from Qwen 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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Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Kimi K3
Qwen Flash
Input /M
$3
$0.02
Output /M
$15
$0.2
Cache read /M
$0.3
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Context length
1,048,576
0
Max output
1,048,576
0
Time to First Token
0.9 s
2.0 s
Throughput
73.1 tok/s
3.8 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
July 16, 2026
July 28, 2025
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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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Qwen Flash
$4.20 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen Flash?
Qwen Flash: $0.2/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.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and Qwen Flash at 3.8 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
Can I call Kimi K3 and Qwen 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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