Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's latest open-weight model. It sits above Kimi K2.7 Code for long-running agent work: thorough upfront reasoning, strong one-shot persistence, and the highest CursorBench score we've measured from an open model.
Tools
Kimi K3 has access to all agent tools when used with Cursor including:
Find files by name, read directory structures, and grep for patterns.
Generate search queries and fetch results from the web.
Read file contents, including images for vision-capable models.
Suggest edits and apply them automatically.
Execute terminal commands and monitor output.
Control a browser to take screenshots, test applications, and verify visual changes. See the Browser documentation.
Generate images from text descriptions or reference images.
Ask clarifying questions while continuing to work in the background.
Retrieve rules based on type and description.
Learn more about how tools work and tool calling fundamentals.
Hosting
Kimi K3 is an open-weight model from Moonshot AI. Cursor serves it through our inference partners. Learn more about where models are hosted or see the full list of sub-processors.
Pricing
Cursor plans include two usage pools. Kimi K3 draws from the third-party Other Models pool, which charges at the rates below. Individual plans include at least $20 of third-party Other Models usage each month (more on higher tiers). All prices are per million tokens.
| Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3 | - | $0.3 | $15 |
Pricing is flat across the full context window. There is no long-context surcharge and no separate cache-write fee. On legacy request-based plans, extended context requires Max Mode.