Verification desk

The current signal

What is confirmed, what is scheduled, and what should not be treated as settled yet.

Source check completeJuly 20, 2026

Flagship model

Verified
Model
Kimi K3
Model ID
kimi-k3
Context
Up to 1,048,576 tokens
Input
Native text and vision

Kimi Code

Verified
Frontier
k3
Focused
kimi-for-coding
High speed
kimi-for-coding-highspeed
CLI
Current TypeScript-based Kimi Code

K3 API pricing

Verified
Cached input
$0.30 / MTok
Cache miss
$3.00 / MTok
Output
$15.00 / MTok
Batch
Check the live pricing page before production estimates

Open weights

Scheduled
K3 weights
Announced for July 27, 2026
Technical report
Expected with the weight release
Insider status
Pending until the official artifacts are public

How to read this page

“Verified” means the claim appears in a current official Kimi, Moonshot AI, Kimi API, or Kimi Code source. “Scheduled” means Moonshot has announced a future event that has not happened yet. We do not quietly convert scheduled claims into completed facts.