Moonshot AI
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Moonshot AI's flagship Kimi model (October 2026) for long-horizon coding and knowledge work, with native vision and a 1M-token context window.
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Overall rank
- #6
- Tier
- S
- Score
- 91.6
- Main category
- Overall
Strengths
- Available in the Kimi web and mobile apps, Kimi Code and the Kimi API, plus a faster Highspeed variant
- Native visual understanding with a 1M-token context window
- Full model weights are scheduled for public release by November 4, 2026
Considerations
- Output speed is slower than average and answers are verbose
- Newly launched, so independent long-term evaluations are still limited
- Costs more per token than the earlier Kimi K2 series
Price
API about $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens via the Kimi API (per Artificial Analysis); open weights due by Nov 4, 2026
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 95.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 84.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 99.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
Checked against the sources listed below.
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