Kimi K3 vs Qwen: ₹ pricing and specs in India

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and Alibaba's Qwen line are both on unoblox. One API key reaches either of them, and both are billed in rupees. Kimi is a single model here. Qwen spans several sizes and price points, from free to premium. This page compares them on facts from the live catalog. It doesn't rank model quality, which you should test on your own prompts.

Rates side by side

Rates below are as listed on 7 October 2026; the model page always shows the live rate.

Model	Model id	Input (₹ / 1M)	Output (₹ / 1M)
Kimi K3	moonshotai/kimi-k3	₹288.61	₹1,443.08
Qwen3.8-27B	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	₹0	₹0
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	₹10.12	₹96.20
Qwen3.8 Flash	qwen/qwen3.8-flash	₹11.44	₹38.68
Qwen3 235B A22B	qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	₹9.11	₹55.70
Qwen3.8 Max	qwen/qwen3.8-max	₹167.09	₹501.38
Qwen3 Max	qwen/qwen3-max	₹121.52	₹607.61

Qwen3 Max's rate depends on prompt length. The rate in the table covers prompts up to 32,000 tokens. Longer prompts move the whole request to a higher tier: ₹243.04 / ₹1,215.23 from 32,001 prompt tokens, and ₹303.80 / ₹1,519.04 from 128,001. Every listed rate already includes unoblox's 5% platform fee, and you are charged exactly the listed rate.

Specs that matter for the choice

Model	Input types	Context window	Tools	Reasoning
Kimi K3	text and image	1,048,576	Yes	Yes
Qwen3.8-27B	text and image	262,144	Yes	Yes
Qwen3.6 35B A3B	text and image	262,144	Yes	Yes
Qwen3.8 Flash	text only	1,000,000	Yes	Yes
Qwen3 235B A22B	text only	262,144	Yes	No
Qwen3.8 Max	text only	256,000	Yes	Yes

A month at 10 M input + 2 M output

• Kimi K3: ₹5,772.26
• Qwen3.8 Flash: ₹191.76
• Qwen3 235B A22B: ₹202.50
• Qwen3.8 Max: ₹2,673.66
• Qwen3.8-27B: ₹0 (free, with a fair-use limit of 10 requests per minute per workspace; see Freemium access)

How to choose

• Prototyping and wiring up an integration: start with qwen/qwen3.8-27b. It costs nothing, and it accepts images as well as text.
• Very long inputs: Kimi K3 lists the largest context window in this table, at 1,048,576 tokens. Qwen3.8 Flash comes close at 1,000,000.
• Cost at volume: the smaller paid Qwen models are priced well below Kimi K3 per token. Run your own quality check before you commit.
• Image input on a paid model: Kimi K3 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B both list image input.

One key for both

curl https://api.unoblox.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ub-gw-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"moonshotai/kimi-k3","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Refactor this function for readability."}]}'

To A/B test, swap "model" for any Qwen id in the table.

Frequently asked questions

Is a Qwen model free on unoblox? Yes. qwen/qwen3.8-27b is priced at ₹0 for input and output.

Where do these models run? Qwen3.8-27B runs on unoblox's own GPUs in India. Kimi K3 and the paid Qwen models run at upstream providers outside India.

How is usage billed? Usage is paid from a prepaid rupee wallet. GST at 18% is added when you top up (pay ₹118 and ₹100 of credit lands in your wallet), and one GST tax invoice is issued for each top-up; individual requests carry no separate invoice.

Where are the live rates? On each model page, for example Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8-27B.

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