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.
Kimi K3 vs Qwen Plus
Compare Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and Qwen Plus from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
The Qwen series models with balanced capabilities have inference performance and speed between Qwen-Max and Qwen-Turbo, making them suitable for moderately complex tasks. This model is a dynamically updated version, and updates will not be announced in advance. The current version is qwen-plus-2025-04-28.The model adopts tiered pricing.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
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Performance Past 3 Days
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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus: $1.126/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $13.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Qwen Plus: 0.8s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and Qwen Plus at 38.5 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
Can I call Kimi K3 and Qwen Plus 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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