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Kimi K3 is now available on AI Gateway

Moonshot's Kimi K3 (1M context, native vision) just shipped on Vercel's AI Gateway—no markup, no platform fees.

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Why it matters

Vercel expands model availability on AI Gateway with Kimi K3, offering developers a unified API for multi-modal long-context reasoning without vendor lock-in pricing. Signals growing competition in the model-routing/inference layer.

The key facts

15 to know
  1. Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI now available via Vercel AI Gateway

  2. 1M-token context window with native visual understanding

  3. Accepts text, image, and video inputs

  4. Thinking mode always on

  5. Positioned for software engineering, knowledge work, code + visual reasoning (frontend, game dev, CAD)

  6. AI Gateway features: custom reporting, Zero Data Retention support, budget controls, routing rules, failover optimization

  7. No platform fee markup on inference; reflects provider pricing

  8. BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) support included

  9. Kimi K3: 1M-token context window

  10. Native multimodal support (text, image, video)

  11. Optimized for frontend, game development, CAD workflows

  12. Thinking mode always enabled

  13. Available via Vercel AI Gateway with zero platform fee on inference

  14. Supports BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) requests

  15. Features: custom reporting, Zero Data Retention, budgets, routing rules, failover

Go to the source

Vercel Blogvercel.com

Publisher excerpt: is now available on AI Gateway.Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI K3 is an open-source model with a 1M-token context window and native visual understanding, accepting text, image, and video inputs. Built for long-horizon software engineering, knowledge work, and deep reasoning, K3 is especially strong where…
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