The honest, $0-markup cost to run Kimi K2 Instruct (Moonshot AI, 1043B) and gpt-oss-120b (OpenAI, 117B), 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 | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1043B | 117B |
| Context window | 131.1K | 131.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~703 GB (Q4_K_M) | ✓ ~80 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $20.64/hr | ✓ $0.48/hr |
| Your API key | $8.44/1M (est.) | ✓ $0.09/1M |
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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