Kimi K3

kimi-k3

Kimi K3 is a high-performance AI model designed for advanced reasoning, coding, and complex task execution. It delivers strong performance on large-scale programming projects, multi-step problem solving, and knowledge-intensive applications. With broad context handling and multimodal capabilities, K3 is suitable for building powerful AI agents, developer tools, and enterprise-level applications.

Total Context

1Mtokens

Max Output

131.1Ktokens

Released

Jul 16, 2026

Modalities

Kimi K3 Price

Input PriceOutput PriceCache Read
$2.8571/M$14.2857/M$0.2857/M

Kimi K3 API

POSTopenai/v1/chat/completions
POSTanthropic/v1/messages

Kimi K3 Benchmark

Kimi K3

57.1

/100

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis broad capability aggregate

Index score

76.2

/100

Artificial Analysis Coding Index

Artificial Analysis software task aggregate

Index score

Knowledge & Reasoning

GPQA

Advanced science problem solving

93.5%

HLE

Broad expert-level exam set

44.3%

Coding & Engineering

SciCode

Scientific coding challenges

58.7%

Instruction Following & Agent Tasks

AA-LCR

Long-context reasoning

74.7%

Metrics sourced from Artificial Analysis

Kimi K3 Media, Demos and Reviews

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Kimi K3 FAQs

Common questions about using Kimi K3 on TokenHub.

What is Kimi K3?+

Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's flagship multimodal reasoning model for complex coding, knowledge work and long-horizon agent tasks.

What are Kimi K3's notable capabilities?+

It combines native visual understanding, a context window of up to 1M tokens, advanced reasoning controls and strong long-horizon tool use.

What are the main tradeoffs of Kimi K3?+

Its large context and deep reasoning can increase latency and usage cost, and reliable agent runs require careful prompt, tool and context management.

How should I call Kimi K3 through TokenHub?+

Select Kimi K3 in TokenHub and follow the provider's current API settings; direct integrations commonly use the model ID k3 and an OpenAI-compatible request format.

Who should choose Kimi K3 over Kimi K2.6 or Kimi K2.7 Code?+

Choose it for demanding multimodal, long-context and agentic work; choose Kimi K2.6 for a more balanced general model or Kimi K2.7 Code for a focused coding workflow.