Kimi K3 pricing
Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI (Kimi) costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.300 per 1M. Context window 1,048,576 tokens.
API id kimi-k3 · Moonshot AI (Kimi) · source · updated 2026-08-11
$3.00
Input / 1M tokens
$15.00
Output / 1M tokens
$0.300
Cached input / 1M
1M
Context window
What Kimi K3 costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.01 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.18 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $6.00 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Common questions
- How much does Kimi K3 cost per 1M tokens?
- Kimi K3 costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.300 per 1M.
- What is Kimi K3's context window?
- Kimi K3 accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens in a single request.
- Is there a cheaper Kimi model than Kimi K3?
- Yes. Kimi K2 0711 is $0.570 per 1M input tokens versus $3.00 for Kimi K3, with a 131,072 token context window.
- Where does this Kimi K3 price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because Moonshot AI (Kimi) does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from Moonshot AI (Kimi)'s own — verify before committing spend.