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Moonshot (Kimi) API pricing
As of 2026-10-05, the OptimToken catalogue holds 7 Moonshot models. All 7 sit in the Mid-tier price tier. The cheapest is Kimi K2.5 at $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $2.25 per 1M output tokens. The most expensive is Kimi K3 at $0.67 input and $14.00 output, 5.8x the cheapest on blended price (30% input, 70% output). These are the prices we quote: a model sold by several hosts has other rates, listed on its own page.
Moonshot models and prices
| Model | Input | Output | Batch (in / out) | Cache read | Context | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2.5 | $0.45 | $2.25 | not published | $0.07 | 262K | Open weights (Modified MIT) |
| Kimi K2 0711 | $0.57 | $2.30 | not published | not published | 131K | Open weights (Modified MIT) |
| Kimi K2 0905 | $0.60 | $2.50 | not published | not published | 262K | Open weights (Modified MIT) |
| Kimi K2 Thinking | $0.60 | $2.50 | not published | not published | 262K | Open weights (Modified MIT) |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | $0.67 | $3.35 | not published | $0.18 | 262K | Open weights (Modified MIT) |
| Kimi K2.6 | $0.95 | $4.00 | not published | $0.16 | 262K | Open weights (Modified MIT) |
| Kimi K3 | $0.67 | $14.00 | not published | $0.22 | 1M | Proprietary |
Published discounts: a prompt-cache read rate for 4 of the 7 and a batch rate for none. The most recent by release date is Kimi K3 (2026-06). Arena ELO scores (as of 2026-10-02) exist for 4 of the 7; the highest is Kimi K3 at 1488.
Licences
Of the 7, 6 are open weights, which is not the same as open source: the weights are published, but under the Modified MIT licence, which restricts some uses. Read it before self-hosting commercially. One more is recorded here as proprietary: access is through an API, priced by the token. Licences are as recorded in this catalogue: check the maker's own terms before relying on one.
Price changes since tracking began
Our daily price archive began on 2026-08-15 and holds a record for all 7 models. The price we quote has changed for 4 of them, 27 times in all, 10 of those changes flagged as a change of quoted host rather than a repricing. The most recent was to Kimi K3 on 2026-10-05: +7.4% on the blended price (30% input, 70% output). Last checked against the 2026-10-05 snapshot.
Each row is a model's most recent change. Its own page has the full history.
| Model | Date | Old price (in / out) | New price (in / out) | Blended change | Changes in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 | 2026-10-05 | $0.72 / $13.00 | $0.67 / $14.00 | +7.4% | 10 |
| Kimi K2.6 | 2026-10-04 | $0.43 / $1.83 | $0.95 / $4.00 | +118.8% | 7 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | 2026-09-30 | $0.66 / $3.30 | $0.67 / $3.35 | +1.6% | 7 |
| Kimi K2.5 | 2026-08-31 | $0.60 / $3.00 | $0.45 / $2.25 | -25.0% (quoted host changed, not a repricing) | 3 |
Head-to-head comparisons
Models from Moonshot appear on 1 ready-made side-by-side page.
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