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Moonshot AI Kimi K3 parameters

These are the parameters modelparams.dev tracks for Moonshot AI Kimi K3. Each row gives the type, default, valid range or values, and the conditions that gate it. It's the same data the JSON API serves.

Length 1 param
Parameter Type Default Description Condition
Max completion tokens
max_completion_tokens
integer (1…+∞) Maximum number of tokens to generate in the chat completion.
Reasoning 1 param
Parameter Type Default Description Condition
Thinking mode
thinking.type
enum (enabled | disabled) Controls whether Kimi reasons step by step before answering, or responds directly when set to disabled.
Output 1 param
Parameter Type Default Description Condition
Response format
response_format.type
enum (text | json_object | json_schema) "text" Forces the response into plain text, a JSON object, or JSON matching a provided schema.

Moonshot AI Kimi K3 API parameters in brief

Moonshot AI Kimi K3 documents 3 API parameters, grouped by what they control:

Frequently asked questions

How many parameters does Moonshot AI Kimi K3 accept?
Moonshot AI Kimi K3 accepts 3 API parameters: max_completion_tokens, thinking.type, response_format.type.

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Kimi K3 — JSON

The full model definition as served by the API. Copy it or open the endpoint directly.

{
  "$schema": "https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/schema.json",
  "provider": "moonshot",
  "authType": "api_key",
  "model": "kimi-k3",
  "params": [
    {
      "path": "max_completion_tokens",
      "label": "Max tokens",
      "description": "Maximum number of tokens to generate in the chat completion.",
      "group": "generation_length",
      "type": "integer",
      "range": {
        "min": 1
      }
    },
    {
      "path": "thinking.type",
      "label": "Thinking mode",
      "description": "Controls whether Kimi reasons step by step before answering, or responds directly when set to disabled.",
      "group": "reasoning",
      "type": "enum",
      "values": [
        "enabled",
        "disabled"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "response_format.type",
      "label": "Response format",
      "description": "Forces the response into plain text, a JSON object, or JSON matching a provided schema.",
      "group": "output_format",
      "type": "enum",
      "default": "text",
      "values": [
        "text",
        "json_object",
        "json_schema"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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How to use

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modelparams.dev is an open, community-maintained catalog of model parameters. Each entry shows the knobs you can turn — type, default, range, and the conditions that gate it.

The same model accessed via an API key and via a subscription usually exposes a different set of parameters. We list both as separate entries so the data stays honest.

Catalog API

The full catalog is static JSON, CORS-enabled, served from the edge.

curl https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/models.json

Each entry is keyed by provider/model for API-key variants; subscription variants append -subscription.

If you only need the params for one model contract, use the providerless endpoint. Subscription contracts are model slugs with -subscription.

curl https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/params/gpt-5.5.json
curl https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/params/gpt-5.5-subscription.json

Single model

curl https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/models/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7.json
curl https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/models/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7-subscription.json

JSON Schema

Every entry validates against a JSON Schema you can use in your editor or pipeline.

curl https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/schema.json

Add this header to any YAML you author for autocomplete in VS Code:

# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://modelparams.dev/api/v1/schema.json

Logos

Provider logos are available at /assets/logos/{provider}.svg where {provider} is the provider slug. They use currentColor so they inherit your text color.

curl https://modelparams.dev/assets/logos/anthropic.svg

Logos are sourced from the models.dev repo (MIT) and used under nominative fair use.

Contribute

The data lives in YAML under models/{provider}/{model}-{auth}.yaml in the GitHub repo. Open a PR; CI validates against the schema and rebuilds.

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