GPT-6.1 Sol vs Kimi K3: cost

For a typical support chatbot, GPT-6.1 Sol is about 1.5× cheaper than Kimi K3 ($759 vs $1,148 per month). Price is only one factor: test both on your own prompts before switching.

GPT-6.1 Sol vs Kimi K3: prices and limits
GPT-6.1 SolKimi K3
Input /1M$2.00$3.00
Output /1M$10.00$15.00
Cached input /1M$0.10$0.30
Batch input /1M$1.00—
Batch output /1M$5.00—
Context window1,050,0001,048,576
Max input922,0001,048,576
Max output128,0001,048,576

Monthly cost by workload

Estimated monthly cost by workload (USD)
Scenario (per month)GPT-6.1 SolKimi K3
Customer support chatbot
5,000 req/day · 1,200 in · 400 out · cache 60%
$759$1,148
RAG over documents
2,000 req/day · 8,000 in · 600 out · cache 30%
$1,058$1,591
Coding agent
1,500 req/day · 25,000 in · 2,000 out · cache 80%
$1,496$2,295
Deep reasoning
800 req/day · 3,000 in · 6,000 out · cache 20%
$1,557$2,337
Batch processing
50,000 req/day · 1,500 in · 150 out · batch
$3,375$10,125