Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4 at $0.3/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | May 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 25x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 10× input, 25× output
Claude Sonnet 4 uses 87.9x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4 at $0.3/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | May 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 25x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 10× input, 25× output
Claude Sonnet 4 uses 87.9x more emoji