The honest, $0-markup cost to run DeepSeek V4 Pro (deepseek-ai, 861.6B) and Kimi K2 Thinking (moonshotai, 1058.1B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | Kimi K2 Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 861.6B | 1058.1B |
| Context window | ✓ 1M | 262.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Restricted |
| VRAM to run | ✓ ~580 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~740 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | ✓ $17.20/hr | $20.64/hr |
| Your API key | ✓ $0.65/1M | $1.55/1M |
VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.
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