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Grok 4.5 vs Kimi K3

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xAIGrok 4.5

xAI's Opus-class flagship for frontier coding, agentic tool use, and knowledge work.

89500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M#6/92
MoonshotAIKimi K3

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

1.0M ctx$3.00/$15.00 per M
AI Output
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Benchmarks
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xAIGrok 4.5
Reasoning
CI 86.2-90.3
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper
Capability
CapabilityECI88.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.4%Expert-Level—Factual Recall53.5%
Math
Competition Math97.8%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks83.3%
MoonshotAIKimi K3
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-16
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.5%Expert-Level43.5%Factual Recall—
Math
Competition Math—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks88.3%
Specs
xAIGrok 4.5
500K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
MoonshotAIKimi K3
1.0M
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
xAIGrok 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
MoonshotAIKimi K3
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
xAIGrok 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.005/search
MoonshotAIKimi K3
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$3.00/M tokens
Output$15.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.30/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Grok 4.5 vs Kimi K3▼

Which is better, Grok 4.5 or Kimi K3?

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Both Grok 4.5 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, Grok 4.5 or Kimi K3?

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Grok 4.5 has a lower blended cost. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output. Kimi K3: $3.00 input / $15.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Grok 4.5 or Kimi K3?

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Kimi K3 has a larger context window: Grok 4.5 supports 500K tokens vs Kimi K3 at 1M tokens.

Do both Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3 support vision?

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Yes, both Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3?

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Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3 have similar overall capabilities. The main differences lie in pricing, context window size, and provider-specific strengths. Use this comparison page to review all metrics side by side.

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 Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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