CC DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek · text → text
For Claude code only
Input$0.56 /M
Output$1.68 /M
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Kimi K3
CC DeepSeek V3.1 vs Kimi K3
Compare CC DeepSeek V3.1 from DeepSeek 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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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.
CC DeepSeek V3.1
Kimi K3
Input /M
$0.56
$3$2.7−10%
Output /M
$1.68
$15$13.5−10%
Cache read /M
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$0.3$0.27−10%
Context length
NaN
1,048,576
Max output
0
1,048,576
Time to First Token
0.7 s
0.9 s
Throughput
59.0 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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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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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
cc-deepseek-v3.1kimi-k3
1360142014801540
Overall
14171486
Coding
14471531
Math
14161416
Hard prompts
14321505
Instruction following
14031479
Multi-turn
14061499
Creative writing
13891470
Longer query
14211502
Chinese
14641527
English
14281491
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
CC DeepSeek V3.1
$58.80 /mo
Kimi K3
$405$365 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: CC DeepSeek V3.1, Kimi K3?
CC DeepSeek V3.1: $1.68/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $13.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Kimi K3: 1531; CC DeepSeek V3.1: 1447 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
CC DeepSeek V3.1: 0.7s 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 CC DeepSeek V3.1 at 59.0 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC DeepSeek V3.1 accepts text input and supports 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 CC DeepSeek V3.1 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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