# Kimi K3: API price, context window and how to connect

Kimi K3 by Moonshot AI: $0.239 per million input tokens, $11.936 per million output tokens, a 1.05M-token window. What it is good for, what to compare it with and how to connect it in SKILLOK.

## In short

Moonshot AI's open multimodal reasoning model with 2.8 trillion parameters. Suited to complex code, knowledge work and long agentic tasks.

## Specifications

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [Moonshot AI](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/providers/moonshot) |
| Released | 2026-07-16 |
| Context window | 1.05M tokens |
| Accepts | text, images, video |
| Answers with | text |
| Reasoning mode | yes |
| Tool calling | yes |
| Open weights | yes |
| Identifier | `moonshotai/kimi-k3` |

## Price

| Per 1M tokens | In dollars |
|---|---|
| Input (question, context) | $0.239 |
| Output (answer) | $11.936 |

For reference: a conversation of 20 questions of ~500 tokens and answers of ~800 tokens costs about **$0.193**. Models in reasoning mode spend more tokens on an answer than the text shows: the reasoning is paid for too.

## What it is good for

* Complex code
* Long agentic tasks
* Flagship-level open weights

## Similar models

Catalog models with the same kind of output, closest in the price of a typical request.

| Model | Input | Output | Window | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/gpt-6-1-sol) | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | about the same |
| [GPT-6.1 Sol Pro](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/gpt-6-1-sol-pro) | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | about the same |
| [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/claude-sonnet-5-5) | $2 | $10 | 1M | about the same |
| [Gemini 4 Argon](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/gemini-4-argon) | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | about the same |
| [GLM 5.3 Prime](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/glm-5-3-prime) | $2.8 | $8.8 | 1M | about the same |

## Other Moonshot AI models

* [Kimi K2.7 Code](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/kimi-k2-7-code)
* [Kimi K2.6](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/kimi-k2-6)

## How to connect in SKILLOK

Kimi K3 works through OpenRouter: add an OpenRouter key in **Settings → AI** and pick the `moonshotai/kimi-k3` model. It then becomes available in Space AI, in tasks and to the repository agent. In detail — [Connecting a model in SKILLOK](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/connecting-in-skillok).

## Where the data comes from

Prices, the context window and capabilities come from the public OpenRouter catalog as of 2026-10-19. A provider may change the price — the exact figure is always on the model's OpenRouter page.

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