Emad Mostaque says Kimi K3 inference costs could fall 10x to 50x soon
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-07-21
In a clip shared by rohanpaul_ai, Emad Mostaque argues that Kimi K3’s current inference cost is unusually high because the supporting infrastructure is still immature. He says the cost could fall by **10x to 50x over the next few months** as the stack gets optimized, implying the current price gap is a temporary infrastructure problem rather than a hard technical limit.
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