AI model comparison

Kimi K3 vs GPT-5.4

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

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Moonshot AI

Kimi K3

Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI.

Input / 1M
$0.90
Output / 1M
$14
Context
1.05M
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OpenAI

GPT-5.4

GPT-5.4 is OpenAI’s latest frontier model, unifying the Codex and GPT lines into a single system.

Input / 1M
$2.50
Output / 1M
$15
Context
1.05M

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Kimi K3

1.4x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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Kimi K3

43.6 vs 39 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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GPT-5.4

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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Kimi K3

Released July 16, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

moonshotai logoKimi K343.6
openai logoGPT-5.439

Coding index

moonshotai logoKimi K376.2
openai logoGPT-5.471.1

Agentic index

moonshotai logoKimi K350
openai logoGPT-5.4Not available

Pricing

Kimi K3 vs GPT-5.4 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3openai logoGPT-5.4
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.90$2.50
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$14$15
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.60$0.25
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available
Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long promptsSame rate at any length$5 in / $22.50 out above 272K
Web searchPer requestNot available$0.01

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

moonshotai logoKimi K3$8.80
openai logoGPT-5.4$12.50

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

moonshotai logoKimi K3$83$74 cached
openai logoGPT-5.4$135$67.50 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

moonshotai logoKimi K3$163$118 cached
openai logoGPT-5.4$405$67.50 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3openai logoGPT-5.4
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output944K tokens128K tokens
Input typesImage, Text, VideoFile, Image, Text
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, LowExtra high, High, Medium, Low, None
Default reasoning effortMaxMedium
Release dateJuly 16, 2026March 5, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricmoonshotai logoKimi K3openai logoGPT-5.4
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedNot supported
Stop sequencesSupportedNot supported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedSupported

Our take

Kimi K3 is 1.4x cheaper for a typical chat. Kimi K3 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (43.6 vs 39). GPT-5.4 has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1.05M tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K3 or GPT-5.4 cheaper?

Kimi K3 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Kimi K3 costs $0.90 per 1M input tokens and $14 per 1M output tokens, while GPT-5.4 costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Kimi K3 or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for Kimi K3.

Is Kimi K3 smarter than GPT-5.4?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Kimi K3 scores 43.6 and GPT-5.4 scores 39, putting Kimi K3 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Kimi K3 and GPT-5.4 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Kimi K3 and GPT-5.4 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Kimi K3 and GPT-5.4 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.