MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch)
MoonshotAI's Kimi K3 (batch) accepts text, image, and video input and returns text, with a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and a maximum completion length of 16,384 tokens. It supports tool calling and reasoning, which suits agent-style workflows and multi-step tasks. Structured output support is not listed, so teams that depend on strict schema adherence should test it before committing. The large context window allows long documents or extended video and image sets in a single request, though responses are capped well below the input limit. Pricing is $2.28 per million input tokens and $11.40 per million output tokens, which makes output the main cost driver for generation-heavy workloads. Its blended benchmark score of 73.9 rests on a single independent benchmark (AI Index score 71.9), so its standing is thinly evidenced. Shortlist it if you need very long multimodal context with tools and reasoning, but validate it on your own tasks against alternatives with broader benchmark coverage.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 73.9 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 71.9 |
- Model ID
- moonshotai/kimi-k3:batch
- Vendor
- moonshotai
- Released
- July 2026
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text, image, video
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $2.28/M input and $11.40/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.09 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $1.71 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $34.20 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-08-29.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $2.28 | $11.40 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-08-29 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1,048,576 |
Category rankings
Where MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch) places across the 1 category it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked | 149 |
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Quick answers
- How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch) cost?
- $2.28 per million input tokens and $11.40 per million output tokens.
- What is MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch)'s context window?
- 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
- Does MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch) support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 (batch) process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.