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Kimi K3 price cut: output $15.00 → $13.28 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 changed its list price between Jul 17, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026: input $3.00 → $2.65 and output $15.00 → $13.28 per 1M tokens (-11%).
What it means per task
Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.
| Task | Before | After | Per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 2.1¢ | 1.8¢ | $20.61 → $18.25 |
| Reply to a customer email | 5.4¢ | 4.8¢ | $53.74 → $47.59 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 12¢ | 10¢ | $116 → $103 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 4.7¢ | 4.1¢ | $46.77 → $41.41 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 19¢ | 16¢ | $186 → $164 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 6.4¢ | 5.7¢ | $64.01 → $56.67 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 7.2¢ | 6.4¢ | $71.84 → $63.51 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 4.1¢ | 3.6¢ | $40.67 → $36.01 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 17¢ | 15¢ | $173 → $153 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 5.9¢ | 5.2¢ | $58.88 → $52.11 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 11¢ | 10¢ | $114 → $101 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 15¢ | 13¢ | $150 → $133 |
| Write a SQL query | 4.8¢ | 4.2¢ | $47.57 → $42.13 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $8.99 | $7.94 | $8,992 → $7,944 |