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Inkling vs Kimi K3

At a glance

Thinking Machines Lab's open-weight multimodal model with 41B active parameters out of 975B total.

524K ctx$1.00/$4.05 per M

MoonshotAI's 2.8T-parameter flagship for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agent runs.

1.0M ctx$0.30/$11.94 per M
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Reasoning
Sources:Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Cheaper45%
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science87.2%Expert-Level29.7%Factual Recall43.9%
Math
Competition Math97.1%
Coding
Real-World Coding77.6%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks63.8%Novel Reasoning36.5%
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science7%93.5%Expert-Level46%43.5%Factual Recall15%50.6%
Math
Competition Math97.2%
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks38%88.3%Novel Reasoning65%60.4%
Specs
524K
Context
256K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
1.0M
Context
256K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$1.00/M tokens
Output66%$4.05/M tokens
Cache read19%$0.17/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input70%$0.30/M tokens
Output$11.94/M tokens
Cache read$0.21/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Inkling vs Kimi K3▼

Which is better, Inkling or Kimi K3?

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Both Inkling and Kimi K3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Inkling or Kimi K3?

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Inkling has a lower blended cost. Inkling: $1.00 input / $4.05 output. Kimi K3: $0.30 input / $11.94 output.

Which has a larger context window, Inkling or Kimi K3?

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Kimi K3 has a larger context window: Inkling supports 524K tokens vs Kimi K3 at 1M tokens.

Do both Inkling and Kimi K3 support vision?

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Yes, both Inkling and Kimi K3 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Inkling and Kimi K3?

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Key differences: Kimi K3 is significantly cheaper. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Inkling and Kimi K3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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