Kimi K3

Kimi K3 for long-horizon coding, knowledge work, visual understanding and deep reasoning

Published
scheduleReleasedJuly 16, 2026

Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's flagship model with a 1M-token context window and native visual understanding for long-horizon coding, knowledge work and deep reasoning.

starsCapabilities

visibilityVision understandingcodeFunction callingdata_objectStructured output

paymentsContext and pricing

Context limit1,048,576
Max output
Input price¥20/ 1M tokens
Output price¥100/ 1M tokens
Cached input price¥2/ 1M tokens

descriptionOverview

Overview

Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's flagship model, with model ID kimi-k3, a 1,048,576-token context window, native visual understanding and always-on reasoning. Its default output limit is 131,072 tokens and the maximum configurable output is 1,048,576 tokens.

Best for

Kimi K3 is designed for long-horizon coding, end-to-end knowledge work, deep reasoning and agent workflows involving large codebases, long documents, images or video.

lightbulbUse cases

  • Long-horizon coding and large codebases
  • End-to-end knowledge work
  • Deep reasoning and agent tasks
  • Image and video understanding

thumb_upStrengths

  • 1,048,576-token context window
  • Native visual understanding
  • Designed for long-horizon coding and knowledge work
  • Configurable reasoning effort

infoLimitations

  • Reasoning is always enabled
  • Pricing and parameter limits follow the official Kimi documentation
  • Large-context tasks still require cost and latency evaluation

linkReferences

This content is compiled from official documentation and public sources. Always refer to official documentation for final details