Is Kimi K3 or Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1 cheaper?

Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.00 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Kimi K3 or Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1?

Kimi K3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Kimi K3 vs Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1

Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1 is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K3 offers a larger context window. Choose Kimi K3 or Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Kimi K3	Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1
Provider	DigitalOcean	DigitalOcean
Input / 1M tokens	$3.00	$0.01
Output / 1M tokens	$15.00	$0.00
Context window	1M	512
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jul 2026	Aug 2021

Kimi K3 details →Multi-QA-mpnet-base-dot-v1 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.