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Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI. It is suited for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agentic workflows, and is particularly strong at...
How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 costs about $26.26 ($2.39 input + $23.87 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What is the official MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 price?
| Official (moonshotai) | Catalog (OpenRouter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $3 | $0.239 |
| Output /1M | $15 | $11.94 |
| Cached input /1M | $0.3 | $0.21 |
Differs from the official list price. The catalog tracks routed prices, which can sit below (or above) the provider's own list price. Source: moonshotai official pricing page, checked 2026-10-21.
What are cheaper alternatives to MoonshotAI: Kimi K3?
- Google: Gemini 4 Argon — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol Pro — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-6 Sol — $2 in / $10 out per 1M
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Frequently asked questions
How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 cost?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 costs $0.239 per 1M input tokens and $11.94 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $26.26.
What is the context window of MoonshotAI: Kimi K3?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and can return up to 943,718 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to MoonshotAI: Kimi K3?
Cheaper models include Google: Gemini 4 Argon ($2 in / $10 out), OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro ($2 in / $10 out), OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol ($2 in / $10 out). See the full list on this page.
Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 free to use?
No. MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 is a paid model at $0.239 input / $11.94 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.
What is the official price of MoonshotAI: Kimi K3?
On moonshotai's official pricing page (checked 2026-10-21), MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 is listed at $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens. The catalog price tracked on this page differs from it — see the comparison table on this page.
Provider: moonshotai · Model ID: moonshotai/kimi-k3 · Modality: text+image+video->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices