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Start with Kimi K2 Thinking and Kimi K3, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.

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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Kimi K3

Live dataset updated 9/22/2026, 9:31:46 PM UTC

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Factual comparison of Kimi K2 Thinking and Kimi K3
Field
Kimi K2 Thinking

Moonshot AI

Kimi K3

Moonshot AI

ModelCap position#47#12
Index score67.784.0
EvidenceMeasured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boardsMeasured6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards
Input / 1M$0.60$3.00
Output / 1M$2.50$15.00
Pricing statusfreshfresh
Context262K1M
Providers217
Weight accessRestricted licenseRestricted license

Decision facts

  • Kimi K2 Thinking is #47; Kimi K3 is #12 on the same current language board.
  • Index scores are 67.7 for Kimi K2 Thinking and 84.0 for Kimi K3. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.
  • Both positions use Measured evidence.
  • Listed output price per 1M tokens is $2.50 for Kimi K2 Thinking and $15.00 for Kimi K3. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $2.45 for Kimi K2 Thinking versus $13.50 for Kimi K3. Kimi K2 Thinking costs 81.9% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
  • Published context is 262,144 tokens for Kimi K2 Thinking and 1,048,576 for Kimi K3.
  • ModelCap currently lists 2 providers for Kimi K2 Thinking and 17 for Kimi K3.

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