MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 pricing
Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI. It is suited for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agentic workflows, and is particularly strong… MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 from OpenRouter costs $0.884 per 1M input tokens and $10.53 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.330 per 1M. Context window 1,048,576 tokens.
API id moonshotai/kimi-k3 · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose
$0.884
Input / 1M tokens
$10.53
Output / 1M tokens
$0.330
Cached input / 1M
1M
Context window
MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 specifications
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- API id
moonshotai/kimi-k3- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Max output
- 944K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- Provider API
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25
Tags
- vision
Kimi K3 across providers
The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.
| Provider | Input /1M | Cached /1M | Output /1M | 1M in + 1M out | vs vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.884 | $0.330 | $10.53 | $11.42 | — | |
| $0.884 | $0.330 | $10.53 | $11.42 | — | |
DeepInfraHost | $2.85 | $0.285 | $14.25 | $17.10 | +50% |
Together AIHost | $3.00 | $0.300 | $15.00 | $18.00 | +58% |
What MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0062 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.07 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $2.99 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 price history
| Recorded | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | $0.884 | $10.53 |
| 2026-09-22 | $3.00 | $15.00 |
| 2026-09-20 | $1.70 | $8.50 |
| 2026-09-19 | $1.88 | $10.50 |
| 2026-09-18 | $2.00 | $11.20 |
| 2026-09-17 | $3.00 | $15.00 |
| 2026-09-13 | $2.65 | $13.28 |
| 2026-09-12 | $2.30 | $11.55 |
| 2026-09-11 | $2.34 | $11.70 |
| 2026-08-27 | $3.00 | $15.00 |
Common questions
- How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 cost per 1M tokens?
- MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 costs $0.884 per 1M input tokens and $10.53 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.330 per 1M.
- What is MoonshotAI: Kimi K3's context window?
- MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 943,718 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than MoonshotAI: Kimi K3?
- Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $0.884 for MoonshotAI: Kimi K3, with a 16,385 token context window.
- Where does this MoonshotAI: Kimi K3 price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.
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