Kimi K3
$10.50
estimated usage cost
1,000 requests × (1,000 uncached input × $3.00 + 500 output × $15.00) / 1,000,000 = $10.50
base rates; no context pricing tiers are published.
Text generation / Moonshot AI
Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is a text generation model from Moonshot AI, available through the Impossibl API. Its published context window is 1,048,576 tokens. The advertised input rate is $3.00 per million input tokens. The advertised output rate is $15.00 per million output tokens.
api id: moonshotai/kimi-k3
how much does kimi k3 cost?
published base api rates · usd per 1m tokens
- input
- $3.00
- output
- $15.00
- cache read
- $0.30
rates are published by the impossibl api. balance-purchase fees, taxes, tool charges, and workspace-specific pricing are separate.
specifications & capabilities
- creator
- Moonshot AI
- model type
- Text generation
- context window
- 1.05m tokens
- maximum output
- not published in the catalog
- input types
- text, image
- output types
- text
- tool calling
- not verified in the catalog
unknown means the public catalog does not establish that fact. a model's documented capabilities can differ from what a particular api supports.
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independent benchmarks
Results from Artificial Analysis. Each configuration is listed separately. These evaluations describe the tested model configuration; performance and costs can differ on Impossibl. Last checked 2026-09-11.
Kimi K3 (max)
| Benchmark | Score |
|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 43.78 |
| Omniscience Index | 19.70 |
| GPQA | 93.54% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 46.90% |
| SciCode | 59.49% |
| CritPt | 23.43% |
| Terminal-Bench v2.1 | 85.02% |
| Terminal-Bench v4.0 | 12.63% |
| AA-LCR | 88.67% |
| Multilingual LCR | 38.33% |
| Harvey LAB | 94.64% |
| GDPval Elo | 1583.53 |
| GDP.pdf All-pass | 22.00% |
| AutomationBench Partial | 58.27% |
| AnalystAgent | 38.75% |
| MMMU-Pro | 80.52% |
| Tau Banking | 45.98% |
| APEX-Agents | 41.30% |
| ITBench | 47.69% |
| coding index (API) | 76.2 |
| agentic index (API) | 50.6 |
| intelligence index (API) | 43.8 |
Unmeasured scores are omitted. API values retain their source units.
view source ↗Kimi K3 (low)
| Benchmark | Score |
|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 34.46 |
| Omniscience Index | 3.92 |
| GPQA | 84.24% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 24.98% |
| SciCode | 52.66% |
| CritPt | 3.14% |
| Terminal-Bench v2.1 | 82.40% |
| AA-LCR | 79.33% |
| GDPval Elo | 1196.20 |
| GDP.pdf All-pass | 18.60% |
| AutomationBench Partial | 49.26% |
| MMMU-Pro | 78.50% |
| Tau Banking | 41.65% |
| coding index (API) | 72 |
| agentic index (API) | 30.7 |
| intelligence index (API) | 34.5 |
Unmeasured scores are omitted. API values retain their source units.
view source ↗frequently asked questions
What is Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 is a text-generation model from Moonshot AI, available through the Impossibl API.
How much does Kimi K3 cost?
Kimi K3 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. Cache reads cost $0.30 per million tokens. All rates are in USD.
What is the context length of Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 has a 1,048,576-token context window through the Impossibl API.
What inputs and outputs does Kimi K3 support?
Kimi K3 accepts text and image as input. Kimi K3 returns text.
How do I use Kimi K3 through an API?
Kimi K3 is available through the Impossibl API. Use moonshotai/kimi-k3 as the model identifier with /v1/chat/completions. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.
When was Kimi K3 released?
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16, 2026.
sources & coverage
this page describes Kimi K3 as listed by the impossibl public api. prices and availability come from that catalog, refreshed here every five minutes. this is an impossibl offering, not a comparison of independent hosting-provider quotes.
model descriptions and release dates, where available, use the creator sources linked in the faq. api prices and limits use the impossibl catalog. benchmark results, where available, are credited to Artificial Analysis in the benchmarks section. report a correction →