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Kimi K3 vs MiniMax M3
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Kimi K3
Context window
1.0M
1,048,576 tokens · ~786K words
Model
MiniMax M3
Context window
1.0M
1,048,576 tokens · ~786K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Same context window size for both models.
Kimi K3 and MiniMax M3 have identical context windows (1048K tokens).
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (1048K) | 1,048,576 tokens (1048K) |
| Max output tokens | N/A | 131,072 tokens (131K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Fast |
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | Jul 2026 | May 2026 |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | Kimi K3 in | Kimi K3 out | MiniMax M3 in | MiniMax M3 out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks | — | — | $0.300/M | $1.20/M |
| Minimax | — | — | $0.300/M | $1.20/M |
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