Kimi K3
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moonshot/kimi-k3 · by Moonshot AI · mixture-of-experts
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Input tokens
- $3.00 / 1M tokens (input) Current 2026-07-16 → present
Output tokens
- $15.00 / 1M tokens (output) Current 2026-07-16 → present
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Capability profile
coding strong
context window strong
reasoning unknown
tool use unknown
instruction following unknown
multilingual unknown
speed unknown
cost efficiency unknown
Coding benchmarks
View full leaderboard →| Benchmark | Score | Harness | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swe-bench-verified ↗ | 93.4% 2026-07 | mini-swe-agent | 📊 leaderboard ↗ |
Operator guidance
Moonshot's current flagship (superseded K2.6, 2026-07-16). Independently confirmed strong on coding via SWE-bench Verified; no independent data yet for other dimensions. Drop to Kimi K2.6 for the prior-generation, lower-cost option, or K2.7 Code specifically for coding-focused workloads at a much lower price.
Use cases
- Frontier-scale general and agentic tasks needing a very large context window
- Coding and long-horizon agentic workflows (independently confirmed strong via SWE-bench Verified)
Limitations
- Capability ratings beyond coding/context-window are unknown — no independent benchmark found for reasoning/tool-use/multilingual/speed/cost-efficiency as of this backfill
- Full model weights were only committed to a 2026-07-27 release at the time of writing (2026-07-23) — some claims may be preview-stage