Models

Kimi K3 vs Qwen Plus

Output tokens cost $15.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $1.13 per million on Qwen Plus. Input tokens cost $3.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.11 per million on Qwen Plus. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.30 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.02 per million on Qwen Plus.

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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$3.00 /M
Output$15.00 /M
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Qwen Plus
Qwen · → text

The Qwen series models with balanced capabilities have inference performance and speed between Qwen-Max and Qwen-Turbo, making them suitable for moderately complex tasks. This model is a dynamically updated version, and updates will not be announced in advance. The current version is qwen-plus-2025-04-28.The model adopts tiered pricing.

Input$0.11 /M
Output$1.13 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Kimi K3
Qwen Plus
Input /M
$3.00
$0.11
Output /M
$15.00
$1.13
Cache read /M
$0.30
$0.02
Context length
1,048,576
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Max output
1,048,576
0
Time to First Token
0.9 s
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Throughput
73.1 tok/s
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Modalities
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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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 Plus
$23.65 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen Plus?

Qwen Plus: $1.13/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Can I call Kimi K3 and Qwen Plus 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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