Qwen3.8 27B vs Kimi K3: side-by-side summary

Qwen3.8 27B and Kimi K3 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3.8 27B, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.45/M tokens input, $3.20/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

• Qwen3.8 27B: 262,144 tokens
• Kimi K3: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

• Qwen3.8 27B: $0.45/M tokens input, $3.20/M tokens output
• Kimi K3: $2.80/M tokens input, $14/M tokens output

Provided by

• Qwen3.8 27B: Qwen
• Kimi K3: moonshotai

• Qwen3.8 27B model details, providers and pricing
• Kimi K3 model details, providers and pricing