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GPT 5.1 Chat vs Kimi K3

Compare GPT 5.1 Chat from OpenAI and Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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GPT 5.1 Chat
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.1 Chat refers to the GPT-5.1 snapshot currently used in ChatGPT and is optimized for conversational use cases. While GPT-5.1 is recommended for most API applications, GPT-5.1 Chat is ideal for testing the latest improvements in chat-based interactions.

Input$1.25 /M
Output$10 /M
Cache read$0.125 /M
Moonshot AI logo
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text

Kimi K3 is Kimi’s flagship model for long-horizon coding and end-to-end knowledge work, with a 1M-token context window and industry-leading intelligence.

Input$2.84 /M
Output$14.2 /M
Cache read$0.284 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GPT 5.1 Chat
Kimi K3
Input /M
$1.25
$2.84
Output /M
$10
$14.2
Cache read /M
$0.125
$0.284
Context length
128,000
1,048,576
Max output
16,384
1,048,576
Time to First Token
0.6 s
0.7 s
Throughput
107.0 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
function callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
November 13, 2025
July 16, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gpt-5.1-chat-latestkimi-k3
1380142014601500
Overall
14391487
Coding
14741474
Math
14241424
Hard prompts
14551455
Instruction following
14281428
Multi-turn
14481448
Creative writing
14101410
Longer query
14441444
Chinese
14781478
English
14421442
WebDev Arena
gpt-5.1-chat-latestkimi-k3
12801380148015801680
Overall
13401655
React
13061306
HTML
13601360
Gaming
13541354
Simulations
13061306
Data analytics
13511351

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GPT 5.1 Chat
$225 /mo
Kimi K3
$383 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 5.1 Chat, Kimi K3?

GPT 5.1 Chat: $10/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $14.2/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

GPT 5.1 Chat: 0.6s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GPT 5.1 Chat accepts 128,000 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 16,384 tokens on GPT 5.1 Chat and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GPT 5.1 Chat at 107.0 tok/s and Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT 5.1 Chat accepts text and image input and supports function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call GPT 5.1 Chat and Kimi K3 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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