CC Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI · text → text
For Claude code only
Input$1.1 /M
Output$3.3 /M
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CC Kimi K2 Instruct vs Coding Kimi K3
Compare CC Kimi K2 Instruct from Moonshot AI and Coding Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Coding Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text
Input$0.44 /M
Output$1.6133 /M
Cache read$0.066 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
CC Kimi K2 Instruct
Coding Kimi K3
Input /M
$1.1
$0.44
Output /M
$3.3
$1.6133
Cache read /M
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$0.066
Context length
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1,048,576
Max output
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1,048,576
Time to First Token
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0.9 s
Throughput
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73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Coding Kimi K3
$50.60 /mo
CC Kimi K2 Instruct
$116 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: CC Kimi K2 Instruct, Coding Kimi K3?
Coding Kimi K3: $1.6133/M output tokens; CC Kimi K2 Instruct: $3.3/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC Kimi K2 Instruct accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Coding Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call CC Kimi K2 Instruct and Coding Kimi K3 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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