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Gemini 4 Argon vs Kimi K3

Price in rupees, context and benchmarks side by side; same key, a one-string switch.

Input price per 1M
₹197 ($2.00)
₹29.87 ($0.304)
Output price per 1M
₹983 ($10.00)
₹1,173 ($11.94)
Context window
1M tokens
1M tokens
Max output
33K tokens
1M tokens
Input types
text, image, video, audio, pdf
text, image, video
Capabilities
tools, JSON, vision, audio, reasoning
tools, JSON, vision, reasoning
Author
Google
Moonshot
LMArena Overall
1532
1476
LMArena Coding
1546
1508
LMArena Math
1536
1494
LMArena Creative writing
1527
1457
LMArena Instruction following
1534
1485
LMArena Hard prompts
1546
1495
LMArena Web dev
1678
1655
GPQA Diamond
96.4%
93.1%
OTIS Mock AIME
100.0%
97.2%
SimpleQA Verified
76.0%
50.6%

Scores from LMArena and Epoch AI, as published; a blank cell means not measured there.

What a month costs on each

Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out)
₹6,878
₹5,139
RAG month (40M in, 3M out)
₹10,808
₹4,713
Coding month (60M in, 10M out)
₹21,615
₹13,519

On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Kimi K3 costs less (about 20% less than Gemini 4 Argon). Gemini 4 Argon takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.

Call either one

curl
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "google/gemini-4-argon", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

# the other one: change the model string
  -d '{"model": "moonshotai/kimi-k3", ...}'

Common questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 4 Argon or Kimi K3?

Kimi K3 is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 20%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens, in rupees.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 4 Argon, at 1M tokens. Kimi K3 offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Gemini 4 Argon and Kimi K3 without changing code?

Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (google/gemini-4-argon or moonshotai/kimi-k3).

How do I pay for Gemini 4 Argon or Kimi K3 in India?

Top up a Rapid Router balance with UPI or a card in rupees, get a GST invoice on every recharge, and both models debit that balance per request.