# Kimi K3

Kimi K3 is a model from Moonshot with open weights, released on 16 Jul 2026. The context window is 1,048,576 tokens. Pricing is $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Moonshot
- Id: moonshotai/kimi-k3
- Released: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-11T00:15:16.844Z
  - [evidence link](https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k3)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2026-07-27
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/paths-info/f831ab66814297da540d832a5235f8e904f29d06)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/moonshot/kimi-k3-315/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Kimi K3?

The context window is 1,048,576 tokens.

### How much does Kimi K3 cost?

Pricing is $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens. Cached input is $0.30 per million.

### Are the weights of Kimi K3 publicly available?

Yes. Moonshot publishes the weights.

### When was Kimi K3 released?

On 16 Jul 2026.

## Evidence links

- 2026-11-06T02:10:57.022Z: Catalogue listing · Moonshot API · `kimi-k3`

## Evidence links

- [Moonshot API](https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/models)
- [Arena](https://arena.ai)
- [Artificial Analysis · benchmarks](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models)
- [vertex-model-garden](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/moonshotai/model-garden/kimi-k3)
- [TrueFoundry · Azure catalogue](https://github.com/truefoundry/models/blob/main/providers/azure-ai-foundry/Kimi-K3.yaml)
- [TrueFoundry · Azure catalogue](https://github.com/truefoundry/models/blob/main/providers/microsoft-foundry/Kimi-K3.yaml)
- [hf-author-artifacts:moonshotai](https://huggingface.co/api/models/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/paths-info/f831ab66814297da540d832a5235f8e904f29d06)
- [huggingface-router](https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Kimi-K3)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#k3)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#kimi-k3)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#kimi-k3-free)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#moonshotai.kimi-k3)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#morph-kimik3)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#umans-kimi-k3)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/moonshotai/kimi-k3)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k3)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k3:batch)
- [review](https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/kimi-k3-quickstart)
- [moonshot-model-index](https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models)
- [Moonshot API](https://platform.moonshot.ai/docs/pricing)
- [Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway)
- [VoxelBench · leaderboard](https://voxelbench.ai/leaderboard)
- [DesignArena · uicomponent](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard/ui-components)
- [DesignArena · website](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard/website)
- [DesignArena · uicomponent](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard?category=uicomponent)
- [DesignArena · website](https://www.designarena.ai/leaderboard?category=website)
- [kimi-code-model-index](https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code/models.html)
- [Kimi Code · changelog](https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code/whats-new.html)

## Signals

- [Kimi K3](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/18/kimi-k3/)
- [Kimi K3 spotted on DesignArena](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/08/kimi-k3-global/)