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Kimi K3 price increase: output $14.00 → $15.00 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 changed its list price between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 11, 2026: input $0.72 → $0.80 and output $14.00 → $15.00 per 1M tokens (+7%).
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 | 1.9¢ | 2.1¢ | $19.15 → $20.52 |
| Reply to a customer email | 5.0¢ | 5.3¢ | $49.64 → $53.19 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 11¢ | 12¢ | $108 → $116 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 4.3¢ | 4.6¢ | $43.07 → $46.15 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 17¢ | 18¢ | $170 → $183 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 5.8¢ | 6.2¢ | $58.25 → $62.43 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 4.0¢ | 4.3¢ | $39.78 → $43.00 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 3.7¢ | 4.0¢ | $37.20 → $39.86 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 15¢ | 16¢ | $152 → $163 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 4.7¢ | 5.1¢ | $47.27 → $50.75 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 10¢ | 11¢ | $104 → $112 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 13¢ | 14¢ | $130 → $140 |
| Write a SQL query | 4.4¢ | 4.7¢ | $44.16 → $47.31 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $3.69 | $4.02 | $3,692 → $4,020 |