MiniMax M3 vs Kimi K3: side-by-side summary

MiniMax M3 and Kimi K3 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

MiniMax M3, from MiniMax, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Kimi K3, from moonshotai, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $2.80/M tokens input, $14/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• MiniMax M3: 1,048,576 tokens
• Kimi K3: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

• MiniMax M3: $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output
• Kimi K3: $2.80/M tokens input, $14/M tokens output

Provided by

• MiniMax M3: MiniMax
• Kimi K3: moonshotai

• MiniMax M3 model details, providers and pricing
• Kimi K3 model details, providers and pricing