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Model comparison · accepted catalogue facts 2026-09-23

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Kimi K3

A quality score or a computable price is missing. This pair has no better-and-cheaper verdict.

Editorial comparison: Long-context application shortlist: compare the full context ladder and time-dependent billing caveats. Inclusion does not recommend either model.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

LMArena general · Elo · higher is better

Scale starts at 1040 Elo

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Balanced effective USD / 1M tokens · lower is better

$0.200/M

Kimi K3

LMArena general · Elo · higher is better

Scale starts at 1040 Elo

1472.3

Balanced effective USD / 1M tokens · lower is better

$6.00/M

Compare · model decision

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Inspect the differences, estimate your workload and keep the evidence. All standard catalogue models are available, including unrated ones.

Catalogue facts
2026-09-23

2 / 3 selected · 0 requirements
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Public workload and requirements

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A ↔ B

A quality score or a computable price is missing. This pair has no better-and-cheaper verdict.

Estimated blend: 75% input, 25% output; 0% cached input. Base context tier. Prompt length selects the billing tier. An unlisted cache-read rate uses that tier’s full input rate in this blend; missing required input or output rates prevent an estimate. The fixed-request estimate below validates actual context and output limits and requires a published cache-read rate when cache hits are assumed.

What changes between these models

Quality first, then estimated price. LMArena scores are human-preference measurements, not a benchmark of your application. A missing score is unrated.

  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Meets the stated model requirements
  • Kimi K3 · Meets the stated model requirements
Material differences and unknown evidence. Deltas compare each model with model A. Unknown facts remain visible.
Measured factA DeepSeek V4.1 FlashB Kimi K3
LMArena general score (Elo)Unknown1,472.3
Score interval half-width (± Elo)Unknown5.22
Benchmark reasoning effortUnknownmax
LMArena document score (Elo)UnknownUnknown
Estimated effective USD / 1M tokens$0.2$6Δ vs A: +5.8 USD/M
Base input USD / 1M tokens$0.1$3Δ vs A: +2.9 USD/M
Base output USD / 1M tokens$0.5$15Δ vs A: +14.5 USD/M
Base cached-input USD / 1M tokens$0.01$0.3Δ vs A: +0.29 USD/M
Input modalitiestext, imagetext, image, video
Open weightsUnknownSupported
Recorded licenceUnknownmodified-mit
Model providerDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Distinct sellers in the catalogue2517Δ vs A: -8
Recorded retirement dateUnknownUnknown
6 shared measured facts
Shared measured facts. Deltas compare each model with model A. Unknown facts remain visible.
Measured factA DeepSeek V4.1 FlashB Kimi K3
Context window (tokens)1,048,5761,048,576Δ vs A: 0 tokens
Output limit (tokens)943,718943,718Δ vs A: 0 tokens
Tool useSupportedSupportedΔ vs A: 0
ReasoningSupportedSupportedΔ vs A: 0
Serving precision differs across offersSupportedSupportedΔ vs A: 0
Retirement evidenceNone announced; not a guaranteeNone announced; not a guarantee

Provider counts and precision flags describe catalogue offers. They do not establish the precision, availability, region, tool behaviour or limits of your chosen endpoint. Open each model’s provider table before switching.

Complete price ladders and billing conditions

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Rates below are USD per 1M tokens. A threshold selects that whole input/output rate pair.

Input-token thresholdInputOutputCached input
Base, up to and including first threshold$0.1$0.5$0.01

Kimi K3

Rates below are USD per 1M tokens. A threshold selects that whole input/output rate pair.

Input-token thresholdInputOutputCached input
Base, up to and including first threshold$3$15$0.3
Migration preflight · compare each candidate with model A

Keeping DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a valid decision. No pairwise comparison certifies a drop-in replacement.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash → Kimi K3

No known model-capability loss

  • Provider endpoint, serving precision, availability and task success need your own verification. Catalogue model capabilities do not certify an endpoint.
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Estimate a fixed request shape

Private to this tab unless you save locally or explicitly export private details. These are estimates, not observed invoices. Cross-model token counts and task success are assumptions.

0.1 extra attempts means 10 extra full attempts per 100 requests. Cache writes, tool charges, taxes and unlisted charges are excluded.

  • DeepSeek V4.1 FlashEstimated total: $0.45 1,000 full attempts · base rates
  • Kimi K3Estimated total: $13.5 1,000 full attempts · base rates
Prompt and output sensitivity · sampled scenarios

Every point recalculates the entire request shape. Tier-boundary samples include one token below, at and above each threshold. Ordering between samples is not guaranteed. Lowest known cost excludes unknown estimates and is not a replacement recommendation.

Vary input; hold output, requests, cache and retries fixed.
Input tokensDeepSeek V4.1 FlashKimi K3Coverage
2,000$0.45Lowest known$13.5All computed
4,096$0.6596Lowest known$19.788All computed
32,768$3.5268Lowest known$105.804All computed
131,072$13.3572Lowest known$400.716All computed
Vary output; hold input, requests, cache and retries fixed.
Output tokensDeepSeek V4.1 FlashKimi K3
128$0.264$7.92
2,048$1.224$36.72
8,192$4.296$128.88

Bring your observed evaluation results

JSON is parsed locally. Prompts, filenames, individual responses and extra fields are not retained. Import only aggregate measurements for selected models. Task/version labels do not establish that two evaluations used the same dataset.

Expected format
[{"model":"provider/exact-model-id","task":"support-answer","version":"rubric-1","attempts":100,"successes":84,"costUsd":2.4,"latencyMs":950}]

Use the exact catalogue ID. Replace the example values with observed measurements. Omit costUsd or latencyMs when they are unknown. No public score is inferred from these observations.

Keep the decision and its evidence

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Questions this page answers

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash a better-and-cheaper replacement for Kimi K3?

A quality score or a computable price is missing. This pair has no better-and-cheaper verdict.

What is included in this comparison?

Accepted model capabilities, context and output limits, complete price-tier ladders, independent LMArena measurements and missing evidence. Provider endpoint precision and application success still need verification.

Can I compare a different workload or keep a decision record?

Yes. Change the public workload, prompt length and requirements in the comparison workspace. Fixed-request scenarios, aggregate evaluations and review notes stay local unless explicitly exported.

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