Kimi K3 Pricing, Benchmarks & Channels
Kimi K3 is a 2026-07-16 model from Moonshot AI (Kimi) featuring a 1M context window and extended reasoning capabilities. Lowest rate on OpenRouter ($0.192 in / $16 out per 1M tokens).
Input Price / 1M
$2.9879
Output Price / 1M
$14.9395
Cache Read / 1M
$0.2988
Context Window
1M
Generation Speed
38 TPS
Access Grade
A · CN Direct
F.A.R.E. Four-Dimension Score Breakdown
Scenario Capability Breakdown (0–100):
💻 Coding
93/100
✍️ Writing
93/100
📚 Long-Doc RAG
93/100
👁️ Vision OCR
92/100
F.A.R.E. CAPABILITY RADAR
Kimi K3 Multi-Platform Price Comparison (8 Verified Channels)
All prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Domestic developers can prioritize channels marked "Direct in CN" for compliant access and local billing.
| Platform / Gateway | Network Access | Input ($/1M) | Output ($/1M) | Cache Hit ($/1M) | Billing & Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter Lowest Price | Direct in CN | $0.192 | $16 | $0.182 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| Alibaba Cloud Bailian (CN) | Direct in CN | $2.827 | $14.133 | $0.283 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| DeepInfra | Global Network | $2.85 | $14.25 | $0.285 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
| Moonshot CN Official | Direct in CN | $2.9879 | $14.9395 | $0.2988 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| 302.AI Gateway | Direct in CN | $3 | $15 | $0.3 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| AWS Bedrock | Global Network | $3 | $15 | $0.3 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
| Together AI | Global Network | $3 | $15 | $0.3 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
| Fireworks AI | Global Network | $3 | $15 | $0.3 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
✅ Core Strengths & Ideal Workloads
- Top-tier empirical capability score (93 index)
- Direct access in mainland China with RMB enterprise billing
- Open weights available for private self-hosting (~248GB VRAM at INT4)
⚠️ Limitations & Practical Caveats
- Direct domestic API and global endpoints; Kimi K3.1 Pro leads open-weight coding and 1M+ long-context tasks.
- Extended thinking generates internal reasoning tokens (~1.8x output multiplier)