Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K3 pricing
- For the Chatbot workload, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 6.8× less than Kimi K3.
- For the RAG workload, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 8.6× less than Kimi K3.
- For the Coding agent workload, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 7.8× less than Kimi K3.
Prices
| USD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $3.00 |
| Output | $2.50 | $15.00 |
| Cache read | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| Cache write | Not published | $3.00 |
| Batch input | $0.15 | Not published |
| Batch output | $1.25 | Not published |
Verified against the provider's official pricing page on Oct 9, 2026. Official pricing page
Moonshot AI's list price for its own API, as compiled by models.dev and checked Oct 10, 2026, 09:00 UTC. Prices on cloud platforms and resellers can differ. Provider documentation
Monthly cost by workload
| Workload | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day | $465.00/mo | $3,150/mo |
| RAG8,000 in / 500 out tokens, 5,000 requests a day | $547.50/mo | $4,725/mo |
| Coding agent50,000 in / 2,000 out tokens, 1,000 requests a day, 80% cached input | $276.00/mo | $2,160/mo |
Cost = input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price, 30 days a month. Cached input uses the cache read price. Cache write fees are not included.
Context and capabilities
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Input | text, image, video, audio, pdf | text, image, video |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
Questions
- What is the price difference between Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K3?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. Kimi K3: $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. For the Chatbot workload (1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day), that is about $465.00 per month for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $3,150 for Kimi K3.
- Which has the longer context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K3?
- Both accept up to 1,048,576 tokens of context.
- Do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K3 have prompt caching and batch prices?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: cached input $0.03 per 1M tokens; batch $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens. Kimi K3: cached input $0.30 per 1M tokens; no batch price published.