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Kimi K3-256K

by Kimi For Coding (kimi.com) · family kimi-k3 · listed Jul 2026RTVW

256K-context version of Kimi K3, reducing token consumption for shorter coding sessions

Current rates USD per 1M tokens

Inputfree
Outputfree
Cache readfree
Cache writefree

Against the market

Input price vs. maker flagships ($/1M tokens)
Kimi K3-256KKimi K3-256K: free per 1M tokensfreeDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: $0.15 per 1M tokens$0.15Qwen3.8 FlashQwen3.8 Flash: $0.15 per 1M tokens$0.15Gemini 3.8 FlashGemini 3.8 Flash: $0.75 per 1M tokens$0.75GLM-5.3GLM-5.3: $1.40 per 1M tokens$1.40Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: $2.00 per 1M tokens$2.00Claude Fable 5.1Claude Fable 5.1: $10.00 per 1M tokens$10.00GPT-6 AstraGPT-6 Astra: $10.00 per 1M tokens$10.00
Output price vs. maker flagships ($/1M tokens)
Kimi K3-256KKimi K3-256K: free per 1M tokensfreeQwen3.8 FlashQwen3.8 Flash: $0.47 per 1M tokens$0.47DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: $0.60 per 1M tokens$0.60Gemini 3.8 FlashGemini 3.8 Flash: $3.75 per 1M tokens$3.75GLM-5.3GLM-5.3: $4.40 per 1M tokens$4.40Grok 4.6Grok 4.6: $6.00 per 1M tokens$6.00Claude Fable 5.1Claude Fable 5.1: $50.00 per 1M tokens$50.00GPT-6 AstraGPT-6 Astra: $50.00 per 1M tokens$50.00

On the record

Model id
k3-256k
Context window
262K tokens
Max output
131K tokens
Input modalities
text, image
Output modalities
text
Reasoning
yes
Tool calls
yes
Open weights
yes
Knowledge cutoff
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Released
2026-07-16
Last updated
2026-07-16
Provider docs
www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code/models.html

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