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.
Kimi K3 vs Qwen Turbo
Output tokens cost $15.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.09 per million on Qwen Turbo. Input tokens cost $3.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.05 per million on Qwen Turbo. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.30 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.01 per million on Qwen Turbo.
The Qwen series model with the fastest speed and lowest cost, suitable for simple tasks. This model is a dynamically updated version, and updates will not be announced in advance. The model's overall Chinese and English abilities have been significantly improved, human preference alignment has been greatly enhanced, inference capability and complex instruction understanding have been substantially strengthened, performance on difficult tasks is better, and mathematics and coding skills have been significantly improved. The current version is qwen-turbo-2025-04-28.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo: $0.09/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 Turbo 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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