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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Qwen3.7 Plus
Kimi K3 vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Output tokens cost $15.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $1.13 per million on Qwen3.7 Plus. Input tokens cost $3.00 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.28 per million on Qwen3.7 Plus. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.30 per million on Kimi K3 and $0.06 per million on Qwen3.7 Plus. Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3 and 991,000 tokens on Qwen3.7 Plus. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.9s on Kimi K3 and 2.2s on Qwen3.7 Plus. Measured output throughput is 73.1 tok/s on Kimi K3 and 41.8 tok/s on Qwen3.7 Plus. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Kimi K3 scores 1531 and Qwen3.7 Plus scores 1503.
Kimi K3Qwen3.7 Plus+ Add model · 2/4
Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen · text → text
The Qwen 3.7 series' mid-to-high cost-performance "Plus" model builds on strong text capabilities with a comprehensive upgrade to vision-language abilities, while retaining full agent capabilities in coding, tool use, and productivity workflows. Its core features are multimodal interactive hybrid agent capabilities, able to perceive real-world scenes, read screens and operate GUIs, generate code based on visual references, and provide end-to-end navigation of mobile applications.
Input$0.28 /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
Qwen3.7 Plus
Input /M
$3.00
$0.28
Output /M
$15.00
$1.13
Cache read /M
$0.30
$0.06
Context length
1,048,576
991,000
Max output
1,048,576
64,000
Time to First Token
0.9 s
2.2 s
Throughput
73.1 tok/s
41.8 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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May 26, 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.
kimi-k3qwen3.7-plus
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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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
kimi-k3qwen3.7-plus
1420146015001540
Overall
14571486
Coding
15031531
Math
14661466
Hard prompts
14761505
Instruction following
14491479
Multi-turn
14661499
Creative writing
14351470
Longer query
14681502
Chinese
15041527
English
14651491
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Qwen3.7 Plus
$33.84 /mo
Kimi K3
$405 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus: $1.13/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $15.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Kimi K3: 1531; Qwen3.7 Plus: 1503 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
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.
How large is each context window?
Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 and Qwen3.7 Plus accepts 991,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3 and 64,000 tokens on Qwen3.7 Plus.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and Qwen3.7 Plus at 41.8 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.7 Plus accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.
Can I call Kimi K3 and Qwen3.7 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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