Kimi K3 vs Claude Sonnet 5.5: price, context window and capabilities
Kimi K3 (moonshotai/kimi-k3) from MoonshotAI and Claude Sonnet 5.5 (anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5) from Anthropic are both multimodal language models on the OceanToken API. Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs less per token than Kimi K3: $1.80 against $3.00 per 1M input tokens (40% less) and $9.00 against $15.00 per 1M output tokens (40% less). Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Kimi K3 has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens (1,048,576) against 1M (1,000,000) for Claude Sonnet 5.5. Both support tool calling, reasoning, structured outputs and image input; only Kimi K3 also lists video input; only Claude Sonnet 5.5 also lists file input.
Side by side
| Spec | Kimi K3 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 −10% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Kimi K3moonshotai/ | Claude Sonnet 5.5anthropic/ |
| Publisher | MoonshotAI | Anthropic |
| Kind | Text, vision & video | Text & vision |
| Context window | 1.05M tokens1,048,576 | 1M tokens1,000,000 |
| Input price | $3.00 / 1M tokens | $1.80 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $15.00 / 1M tokens | $9.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.30 / 1M tokens | $0.10 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write price | – | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Web search price | – | $0.01 / search |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | — | −10% |
| Inputs | text, images and video | text, images and files |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5 to spend less per token: 40% less for input and 40% less for output than Kimi K3.
- Choose Kimi K3 for the longest inputs: its context window holds 1.05M tokens against 1M for Claude Sonnet 5.5.
- Choose Kimi K3 if you need video input: Claude Sonnet 5.5 does not list it.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Kimi K3 Claude Sonnet 5.5
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Kimi K3 or Claude Sonnet 5.5?
Claude Sonnet 5.5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs less per token than Kimi K3: $1.80 against $3.00 per 1M input tokens (40% less) and $9.00 against $15.00 per 1M output tokens (40% less). Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Kimi K3 or Claude Sonnet 5.5?
Kimi K3. Kimi K3 has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens (1,048,576) against 1M (1,000,000) for Claude Sonnet 5.5.
Can I call both Kimi K3 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id moonshotai/kimi-k3 or anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5.
Models and publishers
Kimi K3 · Claude Sonnet 5.5 · All MoonshotAI models · All Anthropic models
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