Kimi API Pricing and Moonshot Plan Guide
Kimi is offered through Moonshot’s China and global services as well as third-party channels. API token pricing and Kimi application subscriptions are separate products, so this guide presents API costs first and links to the relevant plan comparisons.
Current API price snapshot
The lowest channel is selected after normalizing currencies to USD. Example cost uses 1M input plus 250K output tokens and excludes caching, batch discounts, and ancillary fees.
| Model | Lowest channel | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Example cost | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 (Batch) | OpenRouter | $3.00 | $15.00 | $6.75 | 1 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed | 月之暗面 (Moonshot/Kimi) | ¥13.00 | ¥54.00 | $3.8406 | 1 |
| Kimi K2.6 Fast | Fireworks AI | $2.00 | $8.00 | $4.00 | 1 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code Fast | Fireworks AI | $1.90 | $8.00 | $3.90 | 1 |
| Kimi K3 Us | Fireworks AI | $3.30 | $16.50 | $7.425 | 1 |
| Kimi K3 Fast | Fireworks AI | $4.50 | $22.50 | $10.125 | 1 |
| Kimi K3 | 月之暗面 (Moonshot/Kimi) | ¥20.00 | ¥100.00 | $6.5217 | 4 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | OpenRouter | $0.66 | $3.40 | $1.51 | 3 |
| Kimi | OpenRouter | $2.55 | $12.75 | $5.7375 | 1 |
| Kimi K2.6 | 月之暗面 (Moonshot/Kimi) | ¥6.50 | ¥27.00 | $1.9203 | 3 |
| Moonshot V1 8k | 月之暗面 (Moonshot/Kimi) | ¥2.00 | ¥10.00 | $0.6522 | 1 |
| Moonshot V1 32k | 月之暗面 (Moonshot/Kimi) | ¥5.00 | ¥20.00 | $1.4493 | 1 |
China and global services
The China and global services may differ in account registration, payment currency, network access, model rollout, and documentation. Treat them as separate channels even when the model family name matches.
API versus Kimi subscriptions
API billing is appropriate for software integration and scales with token use. Kimi subscriptions cover product features and usage allowances in the application; compare those on the linked plan page.
How to use this data
- Recalculate with your real input/output token mix.
- Check region, rate limits, and payment method.
- Verify the linked source before purchasing.