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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking API Pricing

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking is an API model from moonshotai. It costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.15. Its context window is 262,144 tokens with up to 98,304 output tokens. A workload of 10M input + 2M output tokens costs about $11 per month.
Input
$0.6
per 1M tokens
Output
$2.5
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.15
per 1M tokens
Context window
262K
262,144 tokens
Blended (80/20)
$0.98
per 1M tokens

Kimi K2 Thinking is Moonshot AI’s most advanced open reasoning model to date, extending the K2 series into agentic, long-horizon reasoning. Built on the trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture introduced in...

How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking cost for a real workload?

At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking costs about $11 ($6 input + $5 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking cost?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $11.

What is the context window of MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking has a context window of 262,144 tokens and can return up to 98,304 output tokens per response.

What are cheaper alternatives to MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking?

Cheaper models include ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo ($0.5 in / $2.5 out), NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra ($0.6 in / $2.4 out), SpaceXAI: Grok Build 0.1 ($1 in / $2 out). See the full list on this page.

Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking free to use?

No. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking is a paid model at $0.6 input / $2.5 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.

Provider: moonshotai · Model ID: moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking · Modality: text->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices