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Verdict · measured basis
Kimi K3 costs $0.16 per solved task against
DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.21 — ▼ 1.3x cheaper .
Over 200 tasks that is $9 a month.
On output token price alone DeepSeek V4 Pro looks 3.8x cheaper. The ranking reverses once you divide by pass rate — the cheaper tokens do not win the task.
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Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for DeepSeek V4 Pro and Kimi K3 Figure DeepSeek V4 Pro Kimi K3 Input $/Mtok $1.32 $3 Output $/Mtok $3.96 $15 Cached input $/Mtok $0.044 $0.3 Pass rate 43% 43% Cost per solved task $0.21 measured $0.16 measured Cost per month $42 $33
Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Monthly cost against tasks per month Log-log lines for Kimi K3 (measured, $0.16 per solved task), DeepSeek V4 Pro (measured, $0.21 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks. 10 100 1k 10k 100k $1 $10 $100 $1k $10k TASKS / MONTH (log) → 200 tasks Kimi K3 · MEASURED · $0.16 per solved task $33 Kimi K3 MEASURED DeepSeek V4 Pro · MEASURED · $0.21 per solved task $42 DeepSeek V4 Pro MEASURED Monthly cost against tasks per month Log-log lines for Kimi K3 (measured, $0.16 per solved task), DeepSeek V4 Pro (measured, $0.21 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks. 10 100 1k 10k 100k $1 $10 $100 $1k $10k TASKS / MONTH (log) → 200 tasks Kimi K3 · MEASURED · $0.16 per solved task $33 DeepSeek V4 Pro · MEASURED · $0.21 per solved task $42 — Kimi K3 · MEASURED — DeepSeek V4 Pro · MEASURED Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings