Kimi K3

A 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight flagship that tops the LMArena frontend-code board, with flat pricing across the whole context range.

Specifications

Item	Value
Model ID	`kimi-k3`
Vendor	Moonshot
Available on APIYI	2026-07-18
Knowledge cutoff	Not disclosed
Input modalities	Text, Image, Video
Output modalities	Text
Context window	1,048,576 tokens
Max output	131,072 tokens
Billing	Usage-based

Pricing

Prices in USD per 1M tokens ($/1M).

Input	Cached input	Output
$3	$0.3	$15

The table shows list prices. Recharge promotions and group discounts stack; the console reflects the actual charge in real time. See Pricing and Recharge promotions.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Path	Supported
`OpenAI Chat Completions`	`POST /v1/chat/completions`	✅
`OpenAI Responses`	`POST /v1/responses`	—
`Anthropic Messages`	`POST /v1/messages`	—
`Gemini Generate Content`	`POST /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent`	—
`Image Generations`	`POST /v1/images/generations`	—
`Embeddings`	`POST /v1/embeddings`	—

Billing groups

Group	Multiplier	Notes
`Default`	1×	List price
`SVIP`	1×	List price

Some groups carry extra discounts, stackable with recharge bonuses. See Tokens and groups.

Supported features

Feature	Supported
Streaming	✅
Tool calling	✅
Structured outputs	✅
Vision	✅
Prompt caching	✅
Extended thinking	Opt-in

Example request

The example below calls kimi-k3 through OpenAI Chat Completions (/v1/chat/completions). Point base_url at https://api.apiyi.com/v1 — everything else matches the official API.

curl https://api.apiyi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIYI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "kimi-k3",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Read the key from an environment variable, never hard-coded. In production, issue separate tokens per use case so you can revoke and attribute usage individually.

Launch announcement

Background, benchmarks and migration notes for Kimi K3

Kimi K2.5

Parameters, usage and best practices

Model pricing directory

Live pricing, endpoints and groups for all 308 models

Specs on this page are maintained by hand in models/data/model-details.json; pricing and endpoints come from the live pricing API, updated 2026-07-31 01:30 (UTC+8), specs last verified 2026-07-31.

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Launch announcement

Kimi K2.5

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