kimi-k3 vs gpt-5.6-terra
Side-by-side comparison of kimi-k3 and gpt-5.6-terra: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API. kimi-k3 outperforms gpt-5.6-terra on 4 of 5 shared benchmarks.
kimi-k3
Input / 1M
$3.00
Output / 1M
$15.00
Context
1.0M
Model ID
moonshot/kimi-k3
gpt-5.6-terra
Input / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$12.00
Context
1.1M
Model ID
openai/gpt-5.6-terra
Benchmark comparison
Intelligence Indexreasoning
kimi-k350.2%
gpt-5.6-terra46.8%
Coding Indexcoding
kimi-k376.2%
gpt-5.6-terra76.7%
GPQA Diamondreasoning
kimi-k393.5%
gpt-5.6-terra92.5%
Terminal-Bench Hardagentic
kimi-k3N/A
gpt-5.6-terra57.6%
τ²-Benchagentic
kimi-k3N/A
gpt-5.6-terra86.3%
SciCodecoding
kimi-k359.5%
gpt-5.6-terra55.0%
Humanity's Last Examreasoning
kimi-k346.9%
gpt-5.6-terra42.9%
Scores sourced from official model cards, Artificial Analysis, and public leaderboards. Benchmarks measure specific skills and don't capture every aspect of model quality.
Pricing & specifications
| kimi-k3 | gpt-5.6-terra | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Output price / 1M | $15.00 | $12.00 |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.1M tokens |
| Max output | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Vision input | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Computer use | N/A | N/A |
| Provider | Moonshot AI | OpenAI Inc. |
Questions people ask
Is kimi-k3 better than gpt-5.6-terra?
kimi-k3 outperforms gpt-5.6-terra on 4 of 5 shared benchmarks. See the benchmark comparison above for specifics: kimi-k3 and gpt-5.6-terra have different strengths across reasoning, coding, math and multimodal tasks.
Which is cheaper, kimi-k3 or gpt-5.6-terra?
gpt-5.6-terra is cheaper. kimi-k3 costs $3.00/$15.00 per 1M input/output tokens, while gpt-5.6-terra costs $2.00/$12.00.
Can I use kimi-k3 and gpt-5.6-terra through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "moonshot/kimi-k3" and "openai/gpt-5.6-terra", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
kimi-k3 supports up to 1.0M tokens of context. gpt-5.6-terra supports up to 1.1M tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.
Switch between kimi-k3 and gpt-5.6-terra with one line of code
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