Grok 4.6 vs Kimi K3 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·32 quotes

As of : At official rates, Grok 4.6 is $2.0000/1M input tokens and Kimi K3 is $3.0000 — Grok 4.6 is ~33% cheaper than Kimi K3. Via relay providers, the lowest Grok 4.6 rate is $0.0552 (YouPai API) and Kimi K3 is $0.1241 (TreeRouter). Context windows: Grok 4.6 500K, Kimi K3 1000K. Grok 4.6 and Kimi K3 support image input. 32 provider quotes tracked (Grok 4.6: 14, Kimi K3: 18), updated daily.
Grok 4.6Frontier
Official
$2.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0552
/ 1M tokens
14 providers · 500K Context · 👁 Vision
Kimi K3Frontier
Official
$3.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.1241
/ 1M tokens
18 providers · 1000K Context · 👁 Vision
At official prices, Grok 4.6 is ~33% cheaper. At the best relay price, Grok 4.6 is ~56% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Grok 4.6Kimi K3
Official input / 1M tokens$2.0000$3.0000
Official output / 1M tokens$6.0000$15.0000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0552$0.1241
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.1655$0.6207
providers1418
Context500K1000K
Vision

Grok 4.6 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
xAI (Grok)Official🌐VisaMC👁Live
$2.0000
Relay / Aggregator
YouPai APIRelayLive API priceLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0552
Bingyun AIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0800
RunAPIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0828
IKunCodeRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.2759
Token5U APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.2759
ProAI APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.2759

Kimi K3 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
Moonshot AIOfficial🇨🇳支付宝微信👁Manual
$3.0000
Relay / Aggregator
TreeRouterRelayLive API priceLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.1241
RunAPIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.3153
EasyRouterRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.4138
YouPai APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$2.0690
ProAI APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$2.0690
OhMyGPTRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$2.7586

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.6 or Kimi K3?

At official price, Grok 4.6 is cheaper by ~33%. At the best relay price, Grok 4.6 with a ~56% difference.

What context window do Grok 4.6 and Kimi K3 support?

Grok 4.6 has a 500K token context window; Kimi K3 has 1000K tokens.

Do Grok 4.6 and Kimi K3 support image input?

Grok 4.6 supports image input; Kimi K3 supports image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Grok 4.6 or Kimi K3?

Grok 4.6's lowest input price is $0.0552/1M tokens (YouPai API). Kimi K3's is $0.1241/1M tokens (TreeRouter). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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