Hunyuan TurboS Vision vs Kimi K3
Tencent Cloud vs Alibaba Cloud Model Studio · prices and specs, line by line
Hunyuan TurboS Vision (Tencent Cloud) vs Kimi K3 (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio), side by side: input/output/cache-hit prices, time-based pricing, context window, modalities and a fixed-assumption monthly cost. Green marks the better row.
| Dimension | Hunyuan TurboS Vision | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / channel | Tencent Cloud | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio |
| Context window | 128K | 1024K |
| Modalities | Text, Image understanding | Text, Image understanding |
| Features | Multimodal, Tencent ecosystem | Ultra-long context, Long-document parsing |
| Input (cache miss) | ¥3 | ¥20 |
| Output | ¥9 | ¥100 |
| Cache hit | Not published | ¥2 |
| Time-based pricing | ||
| Est. monthly cost* | ¥39.60 | ¥327.60 |
| Price source | Tencent Cloud Hunyuan billing | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio — Kimi K3 model page |
| Verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-10-28 |
* Fixed assumptions for the example monthly cost: 100 calls/day · 2,000 input / 800 output tokens per call · off-peak rates · 30% cache hit rate · 30-day month — the same formula and defaults as the cost calculator. USD models are converted to CNY at the reference rate for comparison (see summary). Costs within display precision are marked tied; neither side is favored.
Comparison summary (fixed usage basis)
- Estimated monthly cost: Hunyuan TurboS Vision ¥39.60 vs Kimi K3 ¥327.60 on a common CNY basis (list prices ¥39.60 / ¥327.60) — at this fixed usage, Hunyuan TurboS Vision is cheaper by ¥288/month.
- Cost ratio: under this basis, Kimi K3 costs about 8.3× Hunyuan TurboS Vision (Hunyuan TurboS Vision is ~88% cheaper). The ratio holds only at the current list prices, reference rate and fixed usage assumptions; it says nothing about capability, output quality or overall value.
- Input unit price (off-peak / single-price basis): list prices ¥3 vs ¥20; after conversion Hunyuan TurboS Vision is lower (by ≈ ¥17/1M tokens).
- Output unit price (off-peak / single-price basis): list prices ¥9 vs ¥100; after conversion Hunyuan TurboS Vision is lower (by ≈ ¥91/1M tokens).
- Cache-hit price (off-peak basis): Hunyuan TurboS Vision publishes no cache price (estimated at the standard input price); Kimi K3 ¥2.
- Context window: Hunyuan TurboS Vision 128K vs Kimi K3 1024K — Kimi K3 is 8.0× Hunyuan TurboS Vision.
- Modalities: identical — Text, Image understanding.
- Price sources: Tencent Cloud Hunyuan billing (verified 2026-09-18), Alibaba Cloud Model Studio — Kimi K3 model page (verified 2026-10-28); unit: official list price per 1M tokens (Hunyuan TurboS Vision in CNY, Kimi K3 in CNY).
These are computations from published list prices under fixed call volume, token usage, cache assumptions and billing rules. They are not rankings of capability, output quality or overall value, and do not constitute purchase advice.