GPT-5.6 Sol Pro vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro is the same underlying model as GPT-5.6 Sol, served with reasoning.mode set to pro for higher-quality responses on complex tasks.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1.1 M tokens
- Max output
- 128 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $4.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $20.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.400
- Batch (input / output)
- $2.00 / $10.00
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 07/09/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-02-16
- API id
- openai/gpt-5.6-sol-pro
Kimi K3.1 Pro is Moonshot AI's flagship open-weight multimodal reasoning model and a post-trained successor to Kimi K3, with a 1M-token context window.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲944 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$2.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$10.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.200
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.700 / $6.00
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲10/23/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- moonshotai/kimi-k3.1-pro
Which is the better API choice: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro vs Kimi K3.1 Pro?
- Kimi K3.1 Pro: cheapest input (50% less than GPT-5.6 Sol Pro)
- Kimi K3.1 Pro: cheapest output
- GPT-5.6 Sol Pro: largest context (1.1 M)
- Kimi K3.1 Pro: the newest (10/23/2026)
Kimi K3.1 Pro costs 50% less on input and 50% less on output than GPT-5.6 Sol Pro ($2.00 / $10.00 versus $4.00 / $20.00 per million tokens). GPT-5.6 Sol Pro accepts more context (1.1 M). GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and Kimi K3.1 Pro offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
What would your product cost?
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With Kimi K3.1 Pro you save $70.00 a month versus GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (50% less).
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Which is the better API choice: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro vs Kimi K3.1 Pro?
Kimi K3.1 Pro costs 50% less on input and 50% less on output than GPT-5.6 Sol Pro ($2.00 / $10.00 versus $4.00 / $20.00 per million tokens). GPT-5.6 Sol Pro accepts more context (1.1 M). GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and Kimi K3.1 Pro offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
Which is cheaper: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and Kimi K3.1 Pro?
Kimi K3.1 Pro is cheaper: $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens, versus $4.00 / $20.00 for GPT-5.6 Sol Pro.
Which has more context: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and Kimi K3.1 Pro?
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro accepts 1.1 M tokens of context; Kimi K3.1 Pro accepts 1 M.
Which is newer: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and Kimi K3.1 Pro?
Kimi K3.1 Pro was released on 10/23/2026; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro on 07/09/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and Kimi K3.1 Pro?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro: $140.00; Kimi K3.1 Pro: $70.00 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.