Models

Kimi K3 vs Mai Image 2.5 Pro

Compare Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and Mai Image 2.5 Pro from Microsoft 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
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Mai Image 2.5 Pro
Microsoft · text, image → text

MAI-Image-2.5 is Microsoft's flagship AI image generation and editing model. With top-tier realism, precise text rendering, and powerful image editing capabilities, it debuted among the top three in AI image generation rankings. It is primarily targeted at commercial design, product photography, and professional creative work.

Input$5 /M
Output$5 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Kimi K3
Mai Image 2.5 Pro
Input /M
$3$2.710%
$5
Output /M
$15$13.510%
$5
Cache read /M
$0.3$0.2710%
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Context length
1,048,576
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Max output
1,048,576
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Time to First Token
0.9 s
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Throughput
73.1 tok/s
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Modalities
textimagevideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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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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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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Cost calculator

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

Kimi K3
$405$365 /mo
Mai Image 2.5 Pro
$375 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Mai Image 2.5 Pro?

Mai Image 2.5 Pro: $5/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $13.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs; Mai Image 2.5 Pro accepts text and image input.

Can I call Kimi K3 and Mai Image 2.5 Pro 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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