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China Flagship Lines: Launch Price by Generation (USD per Million Tokens, log)
China Flagship Lines: Launch Price by Generation (USD per Million Tokens, log)#
China's three flagship lines climb with every generation, and Kimi K3 priced itself straight into the US band; Qwen 3.8 is the first generational cut.Draft, pending review
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Same y-range as the US chart for comparison. Kimi K2 to K3 went from $1 to $6; GLM 4.6 to 5.2 from $0.96 to $2.15; Qwen Max 3.8 fell back to $3 at its generation change.
Source: Published model pricing and the Artificial Analysis index; FinSight compilation · Updated 2026-09-04
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