Kimi K3-256K

Name: Kimi K3-256K
Brand: moonshotai
SKU: moonshotai/k3-256k

moonshotai·moonshotai/k3-256k·GA·Open weights·kimi-k3 series·NEW

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

Specs & pricing

Input / output per 1M tokens

Reference priceKimi For Coding (kimi.com)

$0 / $0

Blended $0 · Cache read $0

Lowest paid

No paid channels

Context

262,144

Output limit

131,072

Knowledge cutoff

—

Released / updated

2026-07-16 / 2026-07-16

Capabilities

✓ Reasoning✓ Tool use✓ Structured outputTemperature✓ Attachments

Modalities

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Available at 2 providers0 with public prices · 2 subscription-covered

Priced only

Provider	Tier	Input	Output	Cache read	Cache write	Context	Output limit	Status
Kimi For Coding (kimi.com)	Gateway	Subscription		$0	$0	262,144	131,072
Kimi For Coding (kimi.ai)	Gateway	Subscription		$0	$0	262,144	131,072

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Reasoning control

effort = loweffort = higheffort = max

Interleaved thinking (reasoning between tool calls) is declared by 2 of 2 providers.

Your usage cost

Input tokens / month

Output tokens / month

Cache hit rate

Common scenarios

This model is $0 across all listed channels (Kimi For Coding (kimi.com), Kimi For Coding (kimi.ai)).

Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync

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Kimi K3-256K

Specs & pricing

Available at 2 providers0 with public prices · 2 subscription-covered

Reasoning control

Your usage cost

Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync

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Kimi K3-256K

Specs & pricing

Available at 2 providers0 with public prices · 2 subscription-covered

Reasoning control

Your usage cost

Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync

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