Is Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct or Qwen3 Max cheaper?

Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($2.29 vs $3.44 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct or Qwen3 Max?

Qwen3 Max has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct vs Qwen3 Max

Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Max offers a larger context window. Choose Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct or Qwen3 Max based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Moonshot Kimi K2 Instruct	Qwen3 Max
Provider	Alibaba (China)	Alibaba (China)
Input / 1M tokens	$0.57	$0.86
Output / 1M tokens	$2.29	$3.44
Context window	131K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jan 2025	Sep 2025

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