DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper than Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct at $0.14/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 2.1× output
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 25.6x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper than Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct at $0.14/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 2.1× output
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 25.6x more emoji