Head to head
Kimi K3vsMiniMax M3
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
MiniMax M3 costs $0.02 per solved task against
Kimi K3 at $0.16 — ▼ 7.8x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $29 a month.
On output token price alone MiniMax M3 looks 13x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Kimi K3 and MiniMax M3| Figure | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $3 | $0.3 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $15 | $1.2 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.3 | $0.06 |
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| Pass rate | 43% | 47% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.16measured | $0.02measured |
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| Cost per month | $33 | $4 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings