Models

CC Kimi K2 Instruct vs Coding Kimi K3 (free)

Compare CC Kimi K2 Instruct from Moonshot AI and Coding Kimi K3 (free) 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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CC Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI · text → text

For Claude code only

Input$1.1 /M
Output$3.3 /M
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Coding Kimi K3 (free)
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

coding-kimi-k3-free is the open and free version of coding-kimi-k3. To maintain reliable service, each account is limited to 5 requests per minute, 100 requests per day, and 1 million tokens per day.

Input$0 /M
Output$0 /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 (free)
Input /M
$1.1
$0
Output /M
$3.3
$0
Cache read /M
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Context length
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1,048,576
Max output
0
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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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

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

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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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 (free)
$0.00 /mo
CC Kimi K2 Instruct
$116 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

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 (free) 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 (free) 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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