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 Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B
Compare Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B 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.
Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B is Alibaba’s most powerful Qwen model to date. It is a 2.4‑trillion‑parameter sparse Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model with approximately 95 billion active parameters. It is built for autonomous, long‑duration tasks: multi‑day code runs, reproducing research papers, and self‑improvement.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Kimi K3, Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B?
Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B: $6/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $13.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B: 0.7s 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?
Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 and Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B accepts 262,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3 and 262,000 tokens on Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B at 90.1 tok/s and Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.
Can I call Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8 2.4t A95B 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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