Kimi K3.1 Pro API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Kimi K3.1 Pro for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Systalyze
LithosAI (ULTRA)
Inco (FAST)
Baseten
DigitalOceanTime per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
19 endpoints from 17 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
PrimaLabs
ModalBaseten
DatabricksDigitalOceanCost per Intelligence Index task
19 endpoints from 17 providers
Kimi K3.1 Pro is available through 19 API endpoints from 17 providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For time per task, Systalyze (4.7 min), LithosAI (ULTRA) (6.5 min), and Inco (FAST) (6.9 min) finish an Intelligence Index task fastest.
- For cost per task, PrimaLabs ($2.94), Modal ($3.19), and Baseten ($3.26) are the cheapest per Intelligence Index task. Cost varies up to 3.2x across providers.
Endpoint Accuracy
Endpoint Accuracy Index: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time per Intelligence Index Task: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Kimi K3.1 Pro
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
 Amazon Bedrock | $4.37 | 8.8 | 99% | 42.11 | 4.8% | 1M | Open | ||
| Baseten | $3.26 | 7.1 | 100% | 33.94 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| Databricks | $3.29 | 13.6 | 100% | 85.12 | 5.5% | 1M | Open | ||
 DeepInfra | $4.39 | 25.5 | 101% | 123.25 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| DigitalOcean | $3.42 | 7.4 | 99% | 32.00 | 2.5% | 1M | Open | ||
 Fireworks | $5.24 | 18.9 | 100% | 82.01 | 0.8% | 1M | Open | ||
| Inco | $4.79 | 9.8 | n/a | 52.95 | 0.8% | 1M | Open | ||
| Inco | $9.55 | 6.9 | 100% | 34.76 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Kimi | $3.68 | 39.7 | 99% | 185.95 | 6.1% | 1M | Open | ||
| Kimi | $4.42 | 16.3 | 99% | 79.75 | 2.5% | 1M | Open | ||
| LithosAI | $6.32 | 6.5 | 99% | 21.38 | 23.7% | 1M | Open | ||
| Modal | $3.19 | 10.5 | 100% | 51.23 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Nebius | $4.38 | 11.8 | 99% | 65.51 | 2.4% | 1M | Open | ||
 Parasail | $4.22 | 13.5 | 100% | 68.36 | 0.8% | 1M | Open | ||
| PrimaLabs | $2.94 | 9.0 | 101% | 41.60 | 8.4% | 1M | Open | ||
 SiliconFlow | $4.68 | 26.3 | 97% | 126.82 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| Systalyze | $8.10 | 4.7 | 101% | 22.00 | 1.4% | 1M | Open | ||
 Together AI | $3.59 | 16.5 | 100% | 78.62 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Wafer | $3.50 | 15.7 | 100% | 112.13 | 0.8% | 1M | Open | ||
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Kimi K3.1 Pro providers
Kimi K3.1 Pro is available through 19 API endpoints from 17 providers: Databricks, Inco, Kimi, SiliconFlow, Wafer, Together AI, Baseten, DeepInfra, Fireworks, LithosAI (ULTRA), Inco (FAST), Kimi High Speed, Modal, Nebius, Parasail, PrimaLabs, Amazon High Speed, Systalyze, and DigitalOcean. Each endpoint offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Kimi K3.1 Pro is currently available through 19 API endpoints from 17 providers that we benchmark and track.
By time per task, the fastest providers for Kimi K3.1 Pro are Systalyze (4.7 min), LithosAI (ULTRA) (6.5 min), and Inco (FAST) (6.9 min). Time per task divides the model's output tokens per Intelligence Index task by each provider's end-to-end output speed.
The providers with the lowest time to first answer token for Kimi K3.1 Pro are LithosAI (ULTRA) (21.38s), Systalyze (22.00s), and DigitalOcean (32.00s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for Kimi K3.1 Pro by blended price are PrimaLabs ($1.39 per 1M tokens), DeepInfra ($1.46 per 1M tokens), and Databricks ($1.54 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Kimi K3.1 Pro are PrimaLabs ($1.80 per 1M input tokens), DeepInfra ($1.90 per 1M input tokens), and Databricks ($2.00 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Kimi K3.1 Pro are PrimaLabs ($9.00 per 1M output tokens), DeepInfra ($9.50 per 1M output tokens), and Databricks ($10.00 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for Kimi K3.1 Pro vary up to 3.3x across providers. The most affordable is PrimaLabs at $1.39 per 1M tokens, while Inco (FAST) charges $4.62 per 1M tokens.
All 19 endpoints of Kimi K3.1 Pro support JSON mode for structured output.
All 19 endpoints of Kimi K3.1 Pro support function calling (tool use).
The best provider for Kimi K3.1 Pro depends on your priorities: Systalyze has the lowest time per task, LithosAI (ULTRA) has the lowest latency, and PrimaLabs provides the most competitive pricing.
When choosing a provider for Kimi K3.1 Pro, consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Kimi K3.1 Pro's intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview