MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K3
Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.
At a glance
Generated from the rows below
Choose MiniMax M3 for
- The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0009)
Choose Kimi K3 for
- The highest Epoch Capabilities Index (158.3)
- The largest context window: 1,048,576 tokens
- Included in 10 subscription plans
Overview
Pricing
Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model
What will it cost?
Estimate a month of requests on the route and tier chosen for each model
Uses the route and tier chosen under each model, over 30 days. Cached input is billed at the cache-read rate.
Performance
Live gateway traffic
Activity
Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days
None of these models has had traffic through Phaseo in the last 30 days.
Features
Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support
Benchmarks
Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row
Epoch Capabilities Index Independent
Higher is better · dot is the estimate, band is the 95% confidence interval · Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent
Higher is better · at Max effort · 1 of 2 models tested
Where they rank
The five leaders on each capability index, then the compared models. Each model at its best-scoring setting.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index42 models ranked
- #1Claude Opus 5.558.4
- #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
- #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.5
- #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.2
- #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.0
- #30MiniMax M318.7
- #32Kimi K317.4
Artificial Analysis Coding Index171 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.181.6
- #2GPT 5.6 Sol78.3
- #3Claude Opus 578.0
- #4GPT-6 Astra77.1
- #5Grok 4.676.8
- #10Kimi K376.2
- #44MiniMax M358.6
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index112 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.157.9
- #2Claude Opus 556.5
- #3Qwen 3.8 Max 090256.0
- #4Muse Spark 1.355.5
- #5Qwen 3.8 Flash Next53.6
- #13Kimi K350.0
- #31MiniMax M329.5
Epoch Capabilities Index164 models ranked
- #1GPT-6 Astra169.1
- #2Claude Opus 5.5168.4
- #3GPT-6.1 Terra168.1
- #4GPT-6.1 Sol167.8
- #5Claude Sonnet 5.5166.7
- #19Kimi K3158.3
- #71MiniMax M3146.9
Lab-reported results come from each lab’s own launch materials and may use different settings. Independent results come from third-party evaluators.
Providers
Routes Phaseo serves today, standard-tier prices per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Context window | Max output | Tiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $0.23 | $0.96 | $0.05 | 262,144 | – | Standard |
 | $0.24 | $0.96 | $0.048 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 1,000,000 | 524,288 | Standard, Priority |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 524,300 | 524,288 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 1,000,000 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 512,000 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 1,000,000 | 131,072 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 1,048,576 | 131,072 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 524,288 | 524,288 | Standard |
 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | 524,288 | 65,536 | Standard |
| $0.40 | $2.00 | $0.10 | 1,000,000 | – | Standard | |
 | $0.60 | $2.40 | $0.06 | 1,048,576 | 1,048,576 | Standard |
- CoreWeave Forge
- Input
- $0.23
- Output
- $0.96
- Context window
- 262,144
Standard
- GMICloud
- Input
- $0.24
- Output
- $0.96
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- MiniMax
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard, Priority
- AtlasCloud
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 524,300
Standard
- Canopy Wave
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- Fireworks
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 512,000
Standard
- Nebius Token Factory
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- NovitaAI
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- SiliconFlow
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Together
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 524,288
Standard
- Venice
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Context window
- 524,288
Standard
- TensorX
- Input
- $0.40
- Output
- $2.00
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- SambaNova
- Input
- $0.60
- Output
- $2.40
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
Standard-tier prices. The first row is the cheapest route; pick another under the model’s name at the top.
Also listed, not routed by Phaseo: 23 providers
Abacus, CrossModel, DeepInfra, FastRouter, Kilo Gateway, Lilac, Merge Gateway, MiniMax Lightning, ModelRun [by Modular], ModelScope, Morph, NanoGPT, NVIDIA, OpenRouter, OrcaRouter, Parasail, Pioneer, Requesty, StreamLake, Tencent Cloud, Vercel AI Gateway, Wafer, ZenMux
Shown for reference: other gateways’ listings and routes Phaseo has retired or disabled.
Details
MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K3: side-by-side summary
MiniMax M3 and Kimi K3 are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.
MiniMax M3 is from MiniMax. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.23 per 1M input tokens and $0.96 per 1M output tokens.
Kimi K3 is from Moonshot. It has a 1,048,576-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $1.44 per 1M input tokens and $9.00 per 1M output tokens.
MiniMax M3 model details, providers and pricingKimi K3 model details, providers and pricing
MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K3 at a glance
| Attribute | MiniMax M3 | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | MiniMax | Moonshot |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.23 | $1.44 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $0.96 | $9.00 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 18.7 (#30) | 17.4 (#32) |
Prices are each model's cheapest standard route on Phaseo. Benchmark ranks use each model's best-scoring evaluated setting.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M3 or Kimi K3?
MiniMax M3 is cheaper for both input and output tokens. MiniMax M3 costs $0.23 per 1M input tokens and $0.96 per 1M output tokens; Kimi K3 costs $1.44 and $9.00, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.
Which has the longer context window, MiniMax M3 or Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for MiniMax M3.
Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, MiniMax M3 or Kimi K3?
MiniMax M3 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. MiniMax M3 scores 18.7, ranked #30 of 42. Kimi K3 scores 17.4, ranked #32 of 42.
Can I use MiniMax M3 and Kimi K3 through one API?
Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.