The honest, $0-markup cost to run Kimi K2 Instruct (Moonshot AI, 1043B) and DeepSeek V4 Pro (deepseek-ai, 861.6B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| Kimi K2 Instruct | DeepSeek V4 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1043B | 861.6B |
| Context window | 131.1K | 1M |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~703 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~580 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $20.94/hr | $17.45/hr |
| Your API key | $8.44/1M (est.) | $0.66/1M |
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