Kimi K3 Open Weights Pricing Draws User Criticism

The open release of Kimi K3 weights has left third-party inference pricing unchanged from Moonshot's direct rates. Users criticize the lack of cheaper endpoints, with some noting Moonshot imposed the pricing. Others point to serving challenges for large models and question why open releases do not deliver lower costs. Speculation about potential price drops has not materialized, leaving commentators disappointed that the availability of weights failed to reduce hosted access fees.