Models

Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed vs Kimi K3

Compare Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed from Minimax and Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed
Minimax · text → text

Input$0.2 /M
Output$0.2 /M
10% off
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Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

Kimi K3 is Kimi’s flagship model for long-horizon coding and end-to-end knowledge work, with a 1M-token context window and industry-leading intelligence.

Input$3$2.7 /M
Output$15$13.5 /M
Cache read$0.3$0.27 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed
Kimi K3
Input /M
$0.2
$3$2.710%
Output /M
$0.2
$15$13.510%
Cache read /M
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$0.3$0.2710%
Context length
204,800
1,048,576
Max output
204,800
1,048,576
Time to First Token
4.8 s
0.9 s
Throughput
22.1 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
March 18, 2026
July 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed
$15.00 /mo
Kimi K3
$405$365 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed, Kimi K3?

Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed: $0.2/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $13.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Kimi K3: 0.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed accepts 204,800 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 204,800 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed at 22.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Coding MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed and Kimi K3 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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