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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Qwen3 8B
Kimi K3 vs Qwen3 8B
Output tokens cost $15.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.80 per million on Qwen3 8B. Input tokens cost $3.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.08 per million on Qwen3 8B.
Kimi K3Qwen3 8B+ Add model · 2/4
Qwen3 8B
Qwen · → text
Achieves effective integration of thinking and non-thinking modes, enabling mode switching during conversations. Its reasoning ability reaches state-of-the-art (SOTA) levels among models of the same scale, and its general capability significantly surpasses Qwen2.5-7B.
Input$0.08 /M
Output$0.80 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Kimi K3
Qwen3 8B
Input /M
$3.00
$0.08
Output /M
$15.00
$0.80
Cache read /M
$0.30
$0.00
Context length
1,048,576
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Max output
1,048,576
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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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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Qwen3 8B
$16.80 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen3 8B?
Qwen3 8B: $0.80/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Can I call Kimi K3 and Qwen3 8B 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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