R1 vs Kimi K3 (Comparative Analysis)
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Overview
R1 was released 1 year before Kimi K3.
 R1 |  Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | DeepSeek | MoonshotAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 163.8K tokens | 1M tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 16K tokens | Not specified tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | January 20, 2025 1 year ago January 20th, 2025 | July 16, 2026 11 days ago July 16th, 2026 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | July 31, 2024 | Not reported |
Capabilities & Features
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R1 | Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text🖼️Image |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Always enabled | Enabled by defaultEffort: Max, High, LowDefault: Max |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | DeepSeek | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
Pricing
R1 is roughly 0.2x less expensive compared to Kimi K3 for input tokens and roughly 0.2x less expensive for output tokens.
| R1 | Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.70 per million tokens | $3.00 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $2.50 per million tokens | $15.00 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.30 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| R1 | Kimi K3 | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 18.5 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 57.1 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 24.6 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 76.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 3.1 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 50.1 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 1,456 Elo (#1 in 3D (69.2% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes R1 and Kimi K3 unique.
R1 by DeepSeek can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.70/M input and $2.50/M output tokens. Released January 20th, 2025.Kimi K3 by MoonshotAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Premium pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output tokens. Released July 16th, 2026.Explore More Comparisons
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