Moonshot AI · Language model

Kimi K3

Moonshot's Kimi K3 (Max) is inside the LMArena text top 20, and it's the highest-ranked model from outside the big US labs.

#8Power Rankings#5Coding
MakerMoonshot AI
Released—
API price (per 1M tokens)Not published
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Best for

  • Long-context reading
  • Coding on a budget

Strengths

  • LMArena text score of 1485

Watch out for

  • Pricing and availability vary by region

Ranking history

EditionPower RankingsCodingBest ValueOpen-Weight WatchImage GenerationVideo Generation
Week 39, 2026#8 (86)#5 (84)————