KIMI / MOONSHOT AI API PRICING

Moonshot Kimi token cost calculator.

Calculate Kimi API costs across official model, context, cache, and batch pricing scopes.

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Models: 4
Rate cards: 4
Input range: $0.95–$3
Output range: $4–$15
Cache-priced cards: 4
Verified: 2026-08-16

KIMI / MOONSHOT AI WORKLOAD

Model the calls you actually make.

Enter monthly workload, tokens, and quality pass rates. The calculator resolves eligible price bands, then shows cost per accepted answer and the candidate break-even pass rate.

Provider and model tierRequests / monthInput tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestInput reduction25%Output reduction20%Warm cache-read share30%Baseline quality pass rate90%Candidate quality pass rate85%

Estimated monthly API spend · Kimi / Moonshot AI

Kimi K3Before · Realtime: $3 input · $0.3 cache read · $15 output / 1MAfter · Realtime: $3 input · $0.3 cache read · $15 output / 1MGlobal · price bands selected automatically from input size

Before$165.00

After$109.27

Potential saving: $55.73 (33.8%)

QUALITY-ADJUSTED COST

Before / accepted answer$0.018390% pass assumption

After / accepted answer$0.012985% pass assumption

Candidate break-even: 59.6% pass rate. Your scenario assumes 85%.

Warm cache-read scenario, not general ROI. It excludes cache writes/storage, tools, regional uplifts, retries, and quality failures. A dash means no published cache-read rate.

Kimi K3 pricing ↗

NEXT STEPValidate the 29.9% accepted-answer advantage.

The estimate is not a saving until the same workload still passes its quality bar. Compare a supported recipe in the lab, or use the evidence library to design a provider-specific test.

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Batch, cache, and standard request prices describe different execution modes. Use the card matching the actual request path rather than assuming the lowest listed rate applies.

DATED RATE CARDS

Kimi / Moonshot AI prices with their scope intact.

Rates are USD per one million tokens. Future and transitional cards remain labeled with their effective dates instead of silently replacing today’s tier.

Official provider API rate cards, USD per one million tokens
Provider / model	Price scope	Input USD / 1M	Cache read USD / 1M	Output USD / 1M	Context	Source
Kimi / Moonshot AIKimi K2.6`kimi-k2.6`	RealtimeGlobal	$0.95	$0.16	$4	262K	Official ↗
Kimi / Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed`kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed`	Realtime · high-speed tierGlobal	$1.90	$0.38	$8	262K	Official ↗
Kimi / Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code`kimi-k2.7-code`	RealtimeGlobal	$0.95	$0.19	$4	262K	Official ↗
Kimi / Moonshot AIKimi K3`kimi-k3`	RealtimeGlobal	$3	$0.3	$15	1.05M	Official ↗

Rates in USD per 1M tokens

Kimi / Moonshot AI

Kimi K2.6

kimi-k2.6

RealtimeGlobal

Input: $0.95
Cache read: $0.16
Output: $4
Context: 262K

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Kimi / Moonshot AI

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed

kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed

Realtime · high-speed tierGlobal

Input: $1.90
Cache read: $0.38
Output: $8
Context: 262K

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Kimi / Moonshot AI

Kimi K2.7 Code

kimi-k2.7-code

RealtimeGlobal

Input: $0.95
Cache read: $0.19
Output: $4
Context: 262K

Open official source

Kimi / Moonshot AI

Kimi K3

kimi-k3

RealtimeGlobal

Input: $3
Cache read: $0.3
Output: $15
Context: 1.05M

Open official source

USD per 1M tokens. Snapshot verified 2026-08-16. Cache writes, cache storage, tools, regions, and provider-specific thresholds may be billed separately.

A missing cache rate is shown as “—”, never treated as free. Consumer chat-plan quotas are not API prices.

BILLING CAVEAT

What to verify before shipping

Batch, cache, and standard request prices describe different execution modes. Use the card matching the actual request path rather than assuming the lowest listed rate applies.

MEASUREMENT RULE

Price accepted answers, not token deltas

Count retries, fallbacks, tool calls, latency failures, and answers rejected by the quality rubric. A lower estimated token bill is useful only when the workload still succeeds.

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QUESTIONS

Before you trust the estimate.

How current are the Kimi / Moonshot AI API prices?

This page uses TokenGauge’s 2026-08-16 official-source snapshot. Follow the linked provider pages before making a production commitment because prices can change.

Does this calculator include every Kimi / Moonshot AI charge?

No. It models input, output, and a warm cache-read share. Cache writes or storage, tools, retries, regional uplifts, taxes, batch modes, and quality failures can change the final invoice.

Are consumer chat subscriptions included?

No. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, and other consumer-plan quotas are separate from provider API token billing.