AnalysisAI ModelsJuly 17, 2026
Kimi K3 costs 4.5x GPT 5.6 Sol Medium per token

Reddit analysis says Kimi K3's per-token price is 4.5x GPT 5.6 Sol Medium; counting Kimi's heavier token usage, total benchmark cost lands near Claude Opus 4.8 Max.
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