> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.venice.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Kimi K3 API

> Kimi K3 API on Venice: 1M context, $3.75 input and $18.75 output per 1M tokens. Private and end-to-end encrypted variants. Pricing, specs and code examples.

> [accordion] Plain-text specification
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> ## Kimi K3 API
>
> Kimi K3 is a large language model by Moonshot AI, available on the Venice API as `kimi-k3`. Private and end-to-end encrypted variants are available.
>
> Kimi K3 is an ultra-large-scale, open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI. It is suited for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agentic workflows, and is particularly strong at navigating large repositories, using tools, debugging, and iterating against images, logs, tests, and runtime feedback.
>
> ### Kimi K3 API pricing
>
> | Model ID | Variant | Privacy | Price |
> | - | - | - | - |
> | `kimi-k3` | Standard | Private | $3.75 / $18.75 per 1M |
> | `kimi-k3-fast-api` | Fast | Private | $4.50 / $22.50 per 1M |
> | `e2ee-kimi-k3-p` | E2EE | E2EE | $3.75 / $18.75 per 1M |
>
> ### Kimi K3 specifications
>
> | Spec | Value |
> | - | - |
> | Provider | Moonshot AI |
> | Released | Jul 16, 2026 |
> | Privacy | Private, E2EE |
> | Status | Stable |
> | Open weights | Yes |
> | Context window | 1M tokens |
> | Max output | 128K tokens |
> | Reasoning effort | none, low, high, max |
>
> ### How to use the Kimi K3 API
>
> Send requests to `POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions` with `"model": "kimi-k3"` and your API key.
>
> ```bash theme={"system"}
> curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
>   -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
>   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>   -d '{
>     "model": "kimi-k3",
>     "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Explain TEE attestation in two sentences." }],
>     "reasoning_effort": "max"
>   }'
> ```
>
> ### Related models
>
> * [Kimi K2.6 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/kimi-k2-6.md): $0.75 / $3.50 per 1M
> * [Kimi K2.5 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/kimi-k2-5.md): $0.56 / $3.50 per 1M
> * [GPT-5.6 Sol API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/gpt-5-6-sol.md): $4.00 / $20.00 per 1M
> * [GPT-5.6 Sol Pro API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/gpt-5-6-sol-pro.md): $4.00 / $20.00 per 1M
> * [Claude Opus 5.5 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/claude-opus-5-5.md): $4.00 / $20.00 per 1M
> * [Claude Opus 5 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/claude-opus-5.md): $5.00 / $25.00 per 1M


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