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Kimi K3 price cut: output $15.00 → $12.53 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 changed its list price between Oct 11, 2026 and Oct 16, 2026: input $0.80 → $0.30 and output $15.00 → $12.53 per 1M tokens (-16%).
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¢ | 1.7¢ | $20.52 → $17.13 |
| Reply to a customer email | 5.3¢ | 4.4¢ | $53.19 → $44.35 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 12¢ | 9.7¢ | $116 → $96.87 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 4.6¢ | 3.8¢ | $46.15 → $38.46 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 18¢ | 15¢ | $183 → $152 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 6.2¢ | 5.2¢ | $62.43 → $51.90 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 4.3¢ | 3.1¢ | $43.00 → $31.15 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 4.0¢ | 3.3¢ | $39.86 → $33.17 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 16¢ | 13¢ | $163 → $134 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 5.1¢ | 4.1¢ | $50.75 → $41.05 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 11¢ | 9.3¢ | $112 → $92.87 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 14¢ | 12¢ | $140 → $115 |
| Write a SQL query | 4.7¢ | 3.9¢ | $47.31 → $39.49 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $4.02 | $2.54 | $4,020 → $2,536 |