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New model: Kimi K3 (Alibaba (Qwen))

Alibaba released Kimi K3 on 2026-07-16, a text-and-image model with a 1,049k-token context window and a maximum output of 1,049k tokens, priced at $2.83 per 1M input tokens and $14.13 per 1M output tokens. No retirement date has been announced for the model, which is listed under the identifiers kimi-k3 and alibaba/kimi-k3.

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New model: Kimi K3 (Alibaba (Qwen))
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Alibaba (Qwen) · kimi-k3

Released2026-07-16

Retiresno announced date

kimi-k3text+image1049k context1049k max out$2.83 / $14.13 per 1M

also matches:

`kimi-k3`` alibaba/kimi-k3`
[provider announcement →](https://models.dev/alibaba/kimi-k3)

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