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Kimi K3
Model Release
Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 launched by Moonshot AI. Moonshot flagship open-frontier model with ~2.8T parameters, native vision, and a 1M-token context window.
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2026
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Kimi K3
API Release
Moonshot AI
API endpoint `kimi-k3` available for Kimi K3.
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Kimi K3
Pricing Update
Moonshot AI
Initial pricing set at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output tokens.
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Kimi K3
Context Window Increase
Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 ships with 1M token context window.
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Kimi K3
Vision Support
Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 adds native vision and image understanding capabilities.
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Kimi K3
Function Calling
Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 supports function calling and structured tool use.
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Kimi K3
Reasoning Model
Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 introduces extended reasoning and chain-of-thought capabilities.
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Kimi K3
Benchmark Milestone
Moonshot AI
Kimi K3 achieves 94/100 reasoning benchmark score — top-tier performance.
2025
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Kimi K2
Model Release
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 launched by Moonshot AI. Prior Moonshot coding-strong MoE model, strong agent/tool use at competitive pricing.
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Kimi K2
API Release
Moonshot AI
API endpoint `kimi-k2` available for Kimi K2.
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Kimi K2
Pricing Update
Moonshot AI
Initial pricing set at $0.60/M input and $2.50/M output tokens.
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Kimi K2
Function Calling
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 supports function calling and structured tool use.
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Kimi K2
Reasoning Model
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 introduces extended reasoning and chain-of-thought capabilities.