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Released julho de 2026

Kimi K3: Release Intelligence, Performance & Price

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Intelligence

Kimi K3 (max)Kimi K3 (max)
60
Kimi K3 (low)Kimi K3 (low)
48

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Speed

Kimi K3 (max)Kimi K3 (max)
38 t/s
Kimi K3 (low)Kimi K3 (low)
38 t/s

Output speed

Cost

Kimi K3 (low)Kimi K3 (low)
$0.24
Kimi K3 (max)Kimi K3 (max)
$0.84

Per Intelligence Index Task

The Kimi K3 release offers 2 models, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across the 2 models.

  • For intelligence, the top model of Kimi K3 is Kimi K3 (max) at 60.
  • For output speed, the fastest model is Kimi K3 (max) at 38 t/s.
  • For latency, Kimi K3 (max) at 56.39s offers the lowest time to first answer token.
  • For pricing, Kimi K3 (low) at $0.24 offers the lowest cost per task. Prices vary up to 3.5x across models.

ReasoningYes

This page shows the reasoning version of this model.

A non-reasoning variant may also exist.

Input modality

Supports: text e image

Output modality

Supports: text

Context window1M
~1573 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font
Active parameters104B
Number of parameters active per token during inference
Model weightsHugging Face

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1.1 includes: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Kimi K3
Pareto line
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Weighted average cost per Intelligence Index task. Each evaluation’s cost is calculated from input, cache hit, cache write, reasoning, and answer token prices, divided by task count, and weighted by its Intelligence Index weight.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1.1 includes: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Weighted average cost per Intelligence Index task. Each evaluation’s cost is calculated from input, cache hit, cache write, reasoning, and answer token prices, divided by task count, and weighted by its Intelligence Index weight.

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better
Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).

Figures represent performance of the model's first-party API (e.g. OpenAI for o1) or the median across providers where a first-party API is not available (e.g. Meta's Llama models).

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Agentic Index

Measures performance in agentic workflows, focusing on behaviors like tool use, planning, autonomy, and complex problem solving.

Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, Humanity's Last Exam, 𝜏³-Banking, AA-LCR · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, AA-LCR · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-LCR, 𝜏³-Banking, Humanity's Last Exam · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, Humanity's Last Exam, 𝜏³-Banking · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, Terminal-Bench v2.1 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-LCR · Higher is better

Reasoning models are indicated by a lightbulb icon

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Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Kimi K3 (max)
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60
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
38
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Kimi K3 (low)
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48
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
38
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