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DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs Kimi-K3
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FieldAt a glance
DeepSeek · activeDeepSeek-V4-ProVerified Aug 28, 2026
Moonshot AI · activeKimi-K3Verified Aug 28, 2026
Technical differences
Side-by-side facts
| Field | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Kimi-K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Family | Deepseek V4 Pro | Kimi K3 |
| Model | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Kimi-K3 |
| Version | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Kimi-K3 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1048576 | 1048576 |
| Total parameters | 1598839674782 | 2779931837184 |
| Active parameters | 49000000000 | 104000000000 |
| License | mit | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning | chat, generation, reasoning |
15 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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Comparable performance
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DeepSeek-V4-Pro capabilities
Input price$0.772
Output price$1.5441
Serving providers1
Canonical IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Kimi-K3 capabilities
Input price$3.00
Output price$15.00
Serving providers1
Canonical IDmoonshotai/Kimi-K3
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