Kimi K3 may be free, but a self-hosted isolated run could cost $100K
gethackteam · x · 2026-07-28
Kimi K3 may be free to use, but one commenter notes that running a fully isolated self-hosted instance would still require roughly $100K in infrastructure.
The thread highlights the gap between free access via inference providers and the much higher cost of owning and operating the model yourself.
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