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Updated Jul 2025

Claude 3 OpusvsKimi K2

Kimi K2 is cheaper than Claude 3 Opus at $0.57/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Opus and Kimi K2 compared across 12 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3 OpusKimi K2
Input price$15/M tokens$0.57/M tokens
Output price$75/M tokens$2.3/M tokens
Context window200K tokens—
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2024Jul 2025
Our Verdict
Claude 3 Opus
Claude 3 Opus
Kimi K2
Kimi K2

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Kimi K2 costs 33x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Opus
Input
$15.00
Output
$75.00
Kimi K2
Input
$0.57
26× cheaper
Output
$2.30
33× cheaper

Kimi K2 is cheaper on both: 26× input, 33× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Claude 3 Opus

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Kimi K21 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovitafp8$0.57 in·$2.30 out·131k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
50%

Kimi K2 uses 333.8x more bold

Claude 3 Opus
Kimi K2
54%Vocabulary66%
14wSentence Length19w
0.48Hedging0.34
0.0Bold3.3
3.0Lists3.4
0.00Emoji0.54
0.00Headings0.48
0.06Transitions0.05
Based on 3 + 28 text responses
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