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Kimi K3.1 Pro shifts the constraint to active parameters

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The 104 billion active parameters, not the 2.8 trillion total, set the memory and compute pressure.

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Picture posted by @ArtificialAnlys
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Total parameters2.8 trillion
Active parameters104 billion per token
Context window1 million tokens
Input price$2 per 1M tokens
Output price$10 per 1M tokens
Cache-hit price$0.20 per 1M tokens
Open weights dateNovember 04
Intelligence Index55

The 1 million token native context and the 55 Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index score round out the parameter count.

The document prices it at $2, $10, and $0.20 per million input, output, and cache-hit tokens.

Picture posted by @arena
Picture posted by @arena

The open-weights date is November 04, but the document does not name a license.

Picture posted by @choblin29
Picture posted by @choblin29

MXFP4 weights and MXFP8 activations set the memory and compute pressure behind the 1.8 percent activation ratio.

The exact license, launch date, energy use, node count, SKU, and independent verification of choblin29's cyber-data stripping claim remain unmeasured.

Lead with active parameters and pricing, and flag the missing license as the buyer constraint.

After @ArtificialAnlys. We did not report this. The pictures, if any, are theirs.

October 23, 2026 · 1 min
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