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Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 launches with 1M tokens, priced at frontier rates · 2 sources tracked

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Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a new flagship model boasting 2.8 trillion parameters and the ability to process up to 1 million tokens. This advanced model is priced at $3 for input and $15 for output per million tokens, positioning it at frontier rates comparable to models like GPT-5.6 Terra and more expensive than Claude Sonnet 5's promotional pricing. The pricing suggests Moonshot AI is not prioritizing market share through low costs, but rather competing on performance, challenging the notion that Chinese AI labs will solely commoditize inference. AI

IMPACT Sets new frontier pricing benchmarks, challenging assumptions about commoditized AI inference from Chinese labs.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 launches with 1M tokens, priced at frontier rates · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    2.8 Trillion Parameter "Kimi K3" Appears, New Flagship Supporting 1 Million Tokens https:// pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/ne ws/2125917.html # impress # market # AI # Other

    2.8兆パラメータ「Kimi K3」登場、100万トークン対応の新フラグシップ https:// pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/ne ws/2125917.html # impress # 市場 # AI # その他

    LINKS pc.watch.impress.co.jp/…/2125917.html
  2. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/agiblox ·

    Kimi K3 is $3/$15 per million tokens. That's not cheap Chinese AI anymore

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Kimi K3 hits $3 input / $15 output per million tokens. For context, that's:</p> <p>- Same ballpark as GPT-5.6 Terra ($2.50/$15)</p> <p>- More expensive than Claude Sonnet 5 promo ($2/$10)</p> <p>- 3-5x more expensive than what DeepSeek V4 launche…

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