Kimi K3 API Pricing
Kimi K3 by Moonshot costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
Price verified from Moonshot's pricing page.
Rates and limits
- Input / 1M
- $3.00
- Output / 1M
- $15.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.30
- Cache write / 1M
- $3.00
- Batch discount
- None
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Released
- July 2026
Pricing note: Cache write shown is the 5-minute TTL rate (same as input); 1-hour TTL cache writes are $6. Batch API supports only kimi-k2.7-code and kimi-k2.6.
What Kimi K3 costs per month
Token volume split 3:1 between input and output, with no prompt caching.
| Tokens per month | Input / output | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 750K / 250K | $6.00 |
| 10M | 7.5M / 2.5M | $60.00 |
| 100M | 75M / 25M | $600.00 |
Where to run Kimi K3
Prices above are Moonshot's direct rates. Cloud platforms can charge differently; the cloud platform view compares them.
- Moonshot PlatformDirect API
- OpenRouterCloud / platform
Kimi K3 pricing FAQ
How much does Kimi K3 cost per million tokens?
Kimi K3 costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens, as listed on Moonshot's pricing page on September 30, 2026.
How much does Kimi K3 cost for 10 million tokens a month?
About $60.00 a month, assuming 7.5 million input and 2.5 million output tokens with no prompt caching.
What is the context window of Kimi K3?
Kimi K3 accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context.
Does Kimi K3 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.30 per million, 90% less than the standard input rate.
Is there a batch discount for Kimi K3?
No batch API price is listed for Kimi K3.
Where can I use the Kimi K3 API?
Kimi K3 is available through Moonshot Platform and OpenRouter.
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