Moonshot AI Kimi
Kimi K3
$5.40 / 1M tokens
cheapest at SiliconFlow · $2.70 in · $13.50 out
Wins 2 of 4
Head to head · prices updated Nov 2, 2026
Kimi K3 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Kimi K3 costs 3.3× as much as DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
$1.63 / 1M tokens
cheapest at DeepInfra · $1.30 in · $2.60 out
Wins 2 of 4
- Lower priceDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
- Higher accuracy (GPQA)Kimi K3
- Longer contextDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
- More providersKimi K3
Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is the better deal on price
Kimi K3 costs 3.3× as much as DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
Kimi K3 scores higher on GPQA Diamond: 93.1% (max reasoning) vs 91.7% (max reasoning).
So the choice is a trade-off: Kimi K3 for the hardest reasoning, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 when cost matters more than the last few points of accuracy.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 accepts longer prompts (1049K vs 1049K tokens).
Your monthly bill
What would each cost you?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 saves you $35.80 a month ($429.60 a year) for this workload.
Side by side
| Kimi K3 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest blended price / 1M | $5.40 | $1.63 |
| Input / output per 1M | $2.70 / $13.50 | $1.30 / $2.60 |
| Accuracy (GPQA Diamond) | 93.1% (max reasoning) | 91.7% (max reasoning) |
| Max context | 1M | 1M |
| Providers we track | 10 | 8 |
Standard list prices at each model's cheapest provider we track; blended = 3 input : 1 output tokens. GPQA Diamond from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting, named next to each score. Methodology.
Where to buy each one
Kimi K3
- SiliconFlow$5.40
- DeepInfra$5.70
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio$6.00
- Moonshot AI$6.00
- Baseten$6.00
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
- DeepInfra$1.63
- W&B Inference (CoreWeave)$1.97
- Baseten$1.98
- Novita AI$1.98
- SiliconFlow$1.98
Questions people ask
Is Kimi K3 cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?
Kimi K3 costs 3.3× as much as DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
Which is more accurate, Kimi K3 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?
On GPQA Diamond (graduate-level science questions, measured by Epoch AI) Kimi K3 scores 93.1% (max reasoning) and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 91.7% (max reasoning). One benchmark is not the whole picture; test both on your own prompts.
How much does Kimi K3 cost per 1M tokens?
From $2.70 input and $13.50 output per 1M tokens at SiliconFlow, the cheapest of 10 providers we track.
How much does DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 cost per 1M tokens?
From $1.30 input and $2.60 output per 1M tokens at DeepInfra, the cheapest of 8 providers we track.
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