$ diff kimi-k2-8-preview gemini-3-8-flash
Kimi K2.8 Preview vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
Values come from Kimi K2.8 Preview and Gemini 3.8 Flash, where each is cited to its source. This page states no benchmark result and ranks neither model — it puts two published specifications next to each other. Where a lab has not published a figure, the row says so rather than guessing.
Moonshot AIKimi K2.8 Preview
- context
- 1M
- weights
- closed
- $/M in
- —
- $/M out
- —
- context
- 1.0M
- weights
- closed
- $/M in
- $0.75
- $/M out
- $3.75
What actually differs
- Context window
- Gemini 3.8 Flash takes 1.0M against 1M — modestly more room in a single request.
- Recency
- Kimi K2.8 Preview shipped 9 days after Gemini 3.8 Flash (2026-09-11 vs 2026-09-02).
Full spec
| Attribute | Kimi K2.8 Preview | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Google DeepMind |
| Released | 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-02 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,048,576 tokens (65,536 max output) |
| Pricing | not recorded | $0.75/M input · $3.75/M output (introductory, through 2026-12-31) · $1.50/M · $7.50/M from 2027-01-01 |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Availability | Kimi API platform, Kimi Code, Kimi Work | Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Antigravity, Android Studio, Gemini Enterprise / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform |