Kimi K3 pricing and routing profile
Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI lists at $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens, with a 1,048,576-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured outputReasoning controlLog probabilities
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $1.95 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $12.00 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $31.50 |
Before prompt caching. Try your own shape in the cost calculator.
Can Gimbix route to it first?
Yes. 10 of 19 tracked hosts return token log probabilities for Kimi K3, which is the confidence signal Gimbix uses to let a cheaper model answer first.
Who serves Kimi K3
| Host | Input / output per 1M | Log probabilities | Uptime, last 30 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| InferenceNet | $1.00 / $9.00 | no | 100.0% |
| Wafer | $1.00 / $9.00 | no | 99.9% |
| Sail Research | $1.03 / $9.04 | yes | 100.0% |
| Morph | $1.50 / $10.50 | yes | 100.0% |
| Makora | $2.04 / $12.75 | yes | 99.6% |
| Relace | $2.10 / $10.50 | no | 99.8% |
| Phala | $2.55 / $12.75 | yes | 100.0% |
| DigitalOcean | $2.55 / $12.95 | yes | 100.0% |
| DeepInfra | $2.85 / $14.25 | no | 100.0% |
| Chutes | $3.00 / $15.00 | no | — |
| Parasail | $3.00 / $15.00 | yes | 98.2% |
| Modal | $3.00 / $15.00 | no | 99.9% |
| Together | $3.00 / $15.00 | no | 99.9% |
| Fireworks | $3.00 / $15.00 | yes | 100.0% |
| BaseTen | $3.00 / $15.00 | no | 100.0% |
| Moonshot AI | $3.00 / $15.00 | no | 99.5% |
| Fireworks | $3.30 / $16.50 | yes | 99.9% |
| Alibaba | $3.45 / $17.25 | yes | — |
| Fireworks | $4.50 / $22.50 | yes | — |
A host that lists log probabilities may still omit them; Gimbix checks each one before relying on it.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below Kimi K3 that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Prime | $2.80 / $8.80 | 24% |
| GPT Audio | $2.50 / $10.00 | 25% |
| GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | $2.50 / $10.00 | 25% |
| GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | $2.50 / $10.00 | 25% |
| GPT-4o | $2.50 / $10.00 | 25% |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | $2.00 / $6.00 | 47% |
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Questions
How much does Kimi K3 cost?
Kimi K3 lists at $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $12.00 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of Kimi K3?
1,048,576 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace Kimi K3?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match Kimi K3 on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.