Use Kimi K3 in Cline: setup and pricing

Use the OpenAI Compatible provider to run Kimi K3 (kimi-k3) in Cline. $2.70 input / $13.50 output per 1M tokens, with a config you can paste.

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Model ID
kimi-k3
Input / 1M
$2.70
Output / 1M
$13.50
Context
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Set up Cline with Kimi K3

  1. Create an API key in the BigModel.io console and give it a spend limit; agents send long contexts.
  2. In Cline's settings, choose the OpenAI Compatible provider and fill in the fields below.
  3. Send a short task. Requests appear in Usage with the model kimi-k3.
API Provider: OpenAI Compatible
Base URL:     https://bigmodel.io/v1
API Key:      sk-your-bigmodel-key
Model ID:     kimi-k3

Check the key and model first

This request should return a short reply. If it fails, the tool will fail the same way.

curl https://bigmodel.io/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BIGMODEL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"kimi-k3","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"ping"}]}'

401 means the key is wrong, 404 the model ID; fix 401 · fix 404

What it costs

Kimi K3 costs $2.70 per 1M input tokens and $13.50 per 1M output tokens, $0.30 per 1M cached input tokens. A typical agent turn with 20K tokens in and 2K out costs about $0.081; 100 turns about $8.10. Kimi K3 pricing →

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