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Kimi K3 is live in Command Code

First 3T scale open model. Most capable open model ever. It's Fable/Sol class open model beating Opus 4.8

Team Command Code
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Jul 16, 2026
  • First ~3T scale open model
  • Most capable open model ever
  • It's Fable/Sol class open model beating Opus 4.8
  • 1M Context · In $3/M Out $15/M Cache read $0.3/M

What an exciting time to be alive!! Try now!

Kimi K3 at a glance

Long-horizon coding & knowledge work with 1M context.

SpecKimi K3
Model IDmoonshotai/kimi-k3
Context window1M tokens
ReleasedJuly 16, 2026
Intelligence Index43.6
Coding Index76.2
Input$3 per 1M tokens
Output$15 per 1M tokens
Cache read$0.30 per 1M tokens
Effective input in an agent loop$1.11 per 1M tokens
PlansGo and above

Specs, pricing and plans are from the Kimi K3 model page as of September 28, 2026, including any deal running that day, so they can differ from the launch pricing above. Intelligence and Coding Index scores are from Artificial Analysis.

Use Kimi K3

1cmd --model moonshotai/kimi-k3

Or type /model in a session and pick it. You can switch mid-session without losing context.

What real work costs on Kimi K3

TaskTokens (in · out)Cost
Quick lookup / one-liner8K · 1K$0.02
Review a 500-line PR60K · 4K$0.13
Fix a bug (agent loop)180K · 12K$0.36
Refactor a module320K · 20K$0.64
Full-repo agent run900K · 45K$1.48

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