Dots3-Note Preview (free) is free for input tokens while KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 costs $0.15 per 1M tokens.
API cost decision in 10 seconds
NewDots3-Note Preview (free) vs KAT-Coder-Air V2.5
Pick Dots3-Note Preview (free) when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Dots3-Note Preview (free) when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Dots3-Note Preview (free) is estimated at $0 vs $0.45 for KAT-Coder-Air V2.5, saving $0.45 (100% lower).
Cost-first pickDots3-Note Preview (free)
Context-first pickDots3-Note Preview (free)
Sample savings$0.45100%
10x traffic gap$4.5
Dots3-Note Preview (free) is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $4.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Dots3-Note Preview (free) stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | $0 | $1.05 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | $0 | $0.75 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | $0 | $3.15 |
Dots3-Note Preview (free) is free for output tokens while KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 costs $0.6 per 1M tokens.
Dots3-Note Preview (free) has 256K more context (2x larger).
Dots3-Note Preview (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $0.45.
Estimate your workload cost
Your Workload Cost
This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Dots3-Note Preview (free) has the lower input price; Dots3-Note Preview (free) has the lower output price; Dots3-Note Preview (free) offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Dots3-Note Preview (free) is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0 for Dots3-Note Preview (free) and $0.45 for KAT-Coder-Air V2.5.
Choose Dots3-Note Preview (free) when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Dots3-Note Preview (free) is estimated at $0 vs $0.45 for KAT-Coder-Air V2.5, saving $0.45 (100% lower).
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $0.45.
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) is free for input tokens while KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 costs $0.15 per 1M tokens.
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) is free for output tokens while KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 costs $0.6 per 1M tokens.
- Dots3-Note Preview (free) has 256K more context (2x larger).
| Feature | NewDots3-Note Preview (free) (Dots Studio) | KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (Kwaipilot) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0 | $0.15 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0 | $0.6 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0 | $0.45 |
| Context Window | 512K | 256K |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Dots3-Note Preview (free) is estimated at $0 vs $0.45 for KAT-Coder-Air V2.5, saving $0.45 (100% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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