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Kimi K3 in the Perplexity Agent API | Perplexity | Chasing Next

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August 10, 2026·Source

Kimi K3 in the Perplexity Agent API

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model is now callable through Perplexity's Agent API, hosted on U.S. servers.

Details

Called with the model id perplexity/kimi-k3
$3 per million input tokens, $15 per million output tokens, and $0.30 per million cached tokens, passed through with no markup
Hosted exclusively on U.S.-based servers
Joins DeepSeek, Z.AI, xAI's Grok, and Perplexity's own Sonar in the Agent API model list

Best for

Building agents on a model outside the big three labs without routing data to overseas servers.

When to use it

You want Kimi K3 inside an agent workflow and the hosting location matters to your team.

Who benefits

Developers on the Perplexity Agent API comparing model cost against capability.

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