Kimi K3 pricing & price history
Kimi K3 by Moonshot AI costs $0.19 per 1M input tokens and $16.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $0.15 input / $9.50 output.
Price history
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | $0.20 → $0.20 | $15.00 → $16.00 +7% |
| 2026-10-30 | $0.24 → $0.20 -16% | $10.80 → $15.00 +39% |
| 2026-10-29 | $0.20 → $0.24 +18% | $20.00 → $10.80 -46% |
| 2026-10-26 | $0.24 → $0.20 -15% | $10.80 → $20.00 +85% |
| 2026-10-23 | $0.25 → $0.24 -4% | $11.94 → $10.80 -10% |
| 2026-10-19 | $0.30 → $0.25 -18% | $12.53 → $11.94 -5% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.30 → $0.30 | $11.59 → $12.53 +8% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.41 → $0.30 -25% | $15.00 → $11.59 -23% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.29 → $0.41 +40% | $12.00 → $15.00 +25% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.41 → $0.29 -28% | $15.00 → $12.00 -20% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.45 → $0.41 -10% | $16.50 → $15.00 -9% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.45 → $0.45 | $15.00 → $16.50 +10% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.48 → $0.45 -6% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.58 → $0.48 -17% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.50 → $0.58 +16% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.70 → $0.50 -29% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.62 → $0.70 +13% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.70 → $0.62 -11% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.70 → $0.70 | $13.50 → $15.00 +11% |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.73 → $0.70 -4% | $10.00 → $13.50 +35% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.73 → $0.73 | $13.50 → $10.00 -26% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.73 → $0.73 | $15.00 → $13.50 -10% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.73 → $0.73 | $10.00 → $15.00 +50% |
| 2026-10-12 | $0.73 → $0.73 | $13.50 → $10.00 -26% |
| 2026-10-11 | $0.80 → $0.73 -9% | $13.50 → $13.50 |
| 2026-10-11 | $0.80 → $0.80 | $10.00 → $13.50 +35% |
| 2026-10-11 | $0.80 → $0.80 | $12.00 → $10.00 -17% |
| 2026-10-11 | $0.80 → $0.80 | $15.00 → $12.00 -20% |
| 2026-10-10 | $0.50 → $0.80 +60% | $13.50 → $15.00 +11% |
| 2026-10-10 | $0.64 → $0.50 -22% | $13.50 → $13.50 |
| 2026-10-10 | $0.80 → $0.64 -20% | $13.50 → $13.50 |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.90 → $0.80 -11% | $14.00 → $13.50 -4% |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.50 → $0.90 +80% | $12.00 → $14.00 +17% |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.53 → $0.50 -6% | $12.00 → $12.00 |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.60 → $0.53 -12% | $12.00 → $12.00 |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.76 → $0.60 -21% | $13.00 → $12.00 -8% |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.82 → $0.76 -7% | $13.50 → $13.00 -4% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.99 → $0.82 -17% | $14.00 → $13.50 -4% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.62 → $0.99 +60% | $12.30 → $14.00 +14% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.58 → $0.62 +7% | $12.30 → $12.30 |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.72 → $0.58 -19% | $15.00 → $12.30 -18% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.65 → $0.72 +11% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.50 → $0.65 +30% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.62 → $0.50 -19% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.69 → $0.62 -10% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.99 → $0.69 -30% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.69 → $0.99 +43% | $15.00 → $15.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.83 → $0.69 -17% | $14.00 → $15.00 +7% |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.95 → $0.83 -13% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.83 → $0.95 +14% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.99 → $0.83 -16% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-06 | $1.19 → $0.99 -17% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-05 | $1.29 → $1.19 -8% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-05 | $1.39 → $1.29 -7% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-05 | $0.67 → $1.39 +107% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-05 | $0.72 → $0.67 -7% | $14.00 → $14.00 |
| 2026-10-04 | $0.72 → $0.72 | $13.00 → $14.00 +8% |
| 2026-10-04 | $0.50 → $0.72 +44% | $13.00 → $13.00 |
| 2026-10-04 | $0.64 → $0.50 -22% | $13.00 → $13.00 |
| 2026-10-03 | $0.74 → $0.64 -14% | $13.00 → $13.00 |
| 2026-10-03 | $0.99 → $0.74 -25% | $13.00 → $13.00 |
| 2026-10-03 | $2.70 → $0.99 -63% | $13.50 → $13.00 -4% |
| 2026-10-02 | $1.39 → $2.70 +94% | $13.00 → $13.50 +4% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.35 → $1.39 +293% | $10.00 → $13.00 +30% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.41 → $0.35 -15% | $10.00 → $10.00 |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.36 → $0.41 +14% | $10.00 → $10.00 |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.68 → $0.36 -46% | $10.00 → $10.00 |
| 2026-10-01 | $3.00 → $0.68 -77% | $15.00 → $10.00 -33% |
| 2026-09-25 | $0.88 → $3.00 +239% | $10.53 → $15.00 +42% |
| 2026-09-25 | $3.00 → $0.88 -71% | $15.00 → $10.53 -30% |
Which platform runs Kimi K3 most reliably
18 platformsBy 30-day real-traffic success rate, Wafer is the most stable; Relace is the cheapest.
| Platform | Last 30 days | Stability | 24 h | 30 min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafer most stable | Consistently stableavg 99.99% | 100% | 100% | ||
| InferenceNet | Consistently stableavg 99.97% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Moonshot AI official | Consistently stableavg 99.95% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Sail Research | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.94% | 100% | 100% | ||
| DeepInfra | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.92% | 99.9% | 100% | ||
| Io Net | Consistently stableavg 99.84% | 99.8% | 100% | ||
| DigitalOcean | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 99.83% | 99.5% | 100% | ||
| KT | Collecting data | 99.9% | 100% | ||
| Fireworks | Occasional issues (3 d)avg 99.72% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Makora | Occasional issues (4 d)avg 99.45% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Relace | Often unstable (6 d)avg 99.43% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Alibaba | Occasional issues (4 d)avg 99.38% | 99.7% | 100% | ||
| Modal | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.24% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Together | Often unstable (7 d)avg 98.98% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Parasail | Often unstable (7 d)avg 98.76% | 100% | 100% | ||
| BaseTen | Often unstable (6 d)avg 98.67% | 95% | 100% | ||
| Amazon Bedrock | Often unstable (14 d)avg 96.14% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Chutes | Often unstable (13 d)avg 92.59% | 100% | 100% |
Success rates come from real API traffic routed to each platform (public OpenRouter data), not our probes; each daily bar is the average of that day's samples. Green ≥ 99.5 %, yellow ≥ 97 %, orange ≥ 90 %, red < 90 %. Updated 27m ago.
Cost calculator
Cheaper alternatives to Kimi K3
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Intel. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai (Zhipu) | $0.0399 | $0.0784 | 1M | 27.8 | compare |
 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 DeepSeek | $0.098 | $0.29 | 1M | 28.6 | compare |
 MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.1M | 26.7 | compare |
 Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | 36.5 | compare |
 GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.1M | 27.9 | compare |
 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL NVIDIA | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1M | 13.6 | compare |
 MiniMax M3.1 Flash MiniMax | $0.15 | $0.60 | 1M | 29.1 | compare |
GPT-5.6 Luna OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.20 | 1.1M | 23.8 | compare |
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About Kimi K3
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...
FAQ
How much does Kimi K3 cost?
Kimi K3 by Moonshot AI costs $0.19 per 1M input tokens and $16.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $0.15 input / $9.50 output. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0084.
What is the context window of Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 supports up to 1,048,576 tokens of context and up to 943,718 output tokens per request.
Has Kimi K3’s price changed?
Yes. ModelBank recorded 70 price changes; the latest on 2026-11-04.
Is Kimi K3 being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for Kimi K3 as of 2026-11-12.
What are cheaper alternatives to Kimi K3?
Cheaper options include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.0399/$0.0784), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ($0.098/$0.29), MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.14/$0.28), Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/$0.50).