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Kimi K3 API pricing on Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI's published API listing for Kimi K3, with native prices and dated evidence. Check the official source for current availability and account eligibility.

Headline USD token rates per 1M; other currencies and units remain native. Original rates are below. Unknown means no unambiguous headline; inspect all rates and conditions below.
API listingInputCache readOutputCapability (Epoch AI)
Kimi K3Compare Kimi K3 across 6 providersUSD 3.00 / 1M tokensTier unspecifiedUSD 0.30 / 1M tokensTier unspecifiedUSD 15.00 / 1M tokensTier unspecifiedStrong · ECI 158.3 (90% range 155.8–161.4) · range spans bands · Epoch AI score for Kimi K3, model dated 2026-07-16

Rates, billing conditions and sources

Kimi K3

Service ID: kimi-k3 · Context window: 1.04M tokens · Listing status: active

All rates, conditions and sources

Input: USD 3.00 / 1M tokens · Modality: unspecified

Region: international · Endpoint scope: international · Tier: Unknown · Billing: Unknown · Prompt bracket: none stated · Cache TTL: Unknown seconds · Valid through: Unknown

  • Kimi international platform direct API (USD per 1M tokens); China-mainland pricing is out of scope.
  • Standard (real-time) API pricing; excludes Batch API inference.
  • Prices exclude applicable taxes; tax is calculated at checkout by jurisdiction.
  • Input price; input that hits the context cache is billed at the cached input price instead.

Cache read: USD 0.30 / 1M tokens · Modality: unspecified

Region: international · Endpoint scope: international · Tier: Unknown · Billing: Unknown · Prompt bracket: none stated · Cache TTL: Unknown seconds · Valid through: Unknown

  • Kimi international platform direct API (USD per 1M tokens); China-mainland pricing is out of scope.
  • Standard (real-time) API pricing; excludes Batch API inference.
  • Prices exclude applicable taxes; tax is calculated at checkout by jurisdiction.
  • Input that hits the context cache is billed at this price.

Output: USD 15.00 / 1M tokens · Modality: unspecified

Region: international · Endpoint scope: international · Tier: Unknown · Billing: Unknown · Prompt bracket: none stated · Cache TTL: Unknown seconds · Valid through: Unknown

  • Kimi international platform direct API (USD per 1M tokens); China-mainland pricing is out of scope.
  • Standard (real-time) API pricing; excludes Batch API inference.
  • Prices exclude applicable taxes; tax is calculated at checkout by jurisdiction.

Cache write: USD 3.00 / 1M tokens · Modality: unspecified

Region: international · Endpoint scope: international · Tier: Unknown · Billing: Unknown · Prompt bracket: none stated · Cache TTL: 300 seconds · Valid through: Unknown

  • Kimi international platform direct API (USD per 1M tokens); China-mainland pricing is out of scope.
  • Standard (real-time) API pricing; excludes Batch API inference.
  • Prices exclude applicable taxes; tax is calculated at checkout by jurisdiction.
  • Cache write, 5min TTL tier (default when no TTL is specified).

Cache write: USD 6.00 / 1M tokens · Modality: unspecified

Region: international · Endpoint scope: international · Tier: Unknown · Billing: Unknown · Prompt bracket: none stated · Cache TTL: 3600 seconds · Valid through: Unknown

  • Kimi international platform direct API (USD per 1M tokens); China-mainland pricing is out of scope.
  • Standard (real-time) API pricing; excludes Batch API inference.
  • Prices exclude applicable taxes; tax is calculated at checkout by jurisdiction.
  • Cache write, 1h TTL tier.

Developer: Unknown / not verified · API seller: Moonshot AI

Checkpoint: Unknown / not verified · Lineage: Unknown / not verified

Official pricing ↗ Weight-license evidence ↗

Price observed: 2026-11-03T04:26:18.056Z · Price source checked: 2026-11-03T04:26:18.056Z · Price freshness: fresh

Weight-license reviewed: Unknown. Open weights do not establish permission for every commercial use; consult the linked terms.

Gating: unknown · Code license: Unknown / not verified · API availability: available (dated observation, not a live service check)

Source, conditions and dates

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: identity · moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-international: availability · moonshot-kimi-k3-international: specifications · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: Unknown · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: Unknown · Freshness: unknown · Confidence: A

  • International direct-API rate; reasoning content is billed and applicable taxes are excluded.

Primary source ↗ · huggingface-model-card · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: weightAccess · moonshot-kimi-k3-international: download · moonshot-kimi-k3-international: weightLicense · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: Unknown · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: Unknown · Freshness: unknown · Confidence: Unknown

  • The creator publishes the model weights under the Kimi K3 License license.
  • Open weights are downloadable under the model license; this is not a claim of unrestricted open-source licensing or that the model fits consumer hardware.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-09-26T01:43:21.824Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: Unknown · Freshness: unknown · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: fc5aeeff9664371c5391ace28f8594a86250e0f363a74b250e783adb4e3c88bc; collector kimi-international-1.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-09-27T00:43:17.997Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: Unknown · Freshness: unknown · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: fc5aeeff9664371c5391ace28f8594a86250e0f363a74b250e783adb4e3c88bc; collector kimi-international-2.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-07T04:39:10.613Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: Unknown · Freshness: unknown · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 27a3d7395175e11aff6a9d76dc83b077a6cc126ad08c58404248bbcff47cfc31; collector kimi-international-2.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-18T04:34:30.318Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-10-28T04:34:30.318Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 76361351b3e3f3184cbd89f262f4bd8ed212b4d481dd0d527f34221a35a4d079; collector kimi-international-2.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-26T03:12:15.975Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-05T03:12:15.975Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 2614df16d539e8657e92856ed95153fd53bbfc3facb3ab50da6d563fd869c69b; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-27T01:25:10.360Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-06T01:25:10.360Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 51a5188a2a5d906ae4481c2dbe30ef418ab8fb2369226981e3262c168a295adc; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-28T04:29:14.315Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-07T04:29:14.315Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 9b83e2d7cb5da7d7d8b8a2132508bce4ca18dc0e1f28298cad08f74dd91dd5db; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-29T11:01:29.618Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-08T11:01:29.618Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: e7fb50bd172de8de6f13265ca405bb625a347a3813c0977a989a588b4d45ec1c; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-10-30T04:29:23.322Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-09T04:29:23.322Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: c62210a0a602f2998d45927baa1c5662dd6c18ea88f6291b90242fe83f3ef026; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-11-01T04:25:59.305Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-11T04:25:59.305Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 0f646b1b4e5248ca7a1bd46dba6649511bb8ab6e73ecac15e4e8872177dd9252; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-11-02T04:27:35.889Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-12T04:27:35.889Z · Freshness: stale · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 2f652ac1d0d2c3bed7bacb5a9b2d2f245a03bc9f60e5b56e66c31808c199bf34; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.

Primary source ↗ · vendor-docs · Claims: moonshot-kimi-k3-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed-international: pricing · moonshot-kimi-k2-6-international: pricing · Retrieved · Effective: Unknown · Checked: 2026-11-03T04:26:18.056Z · Reviewed: Unknown · Review after: 2026-11-13T04:26:18.056Z · Freshness: fresh · Confidence: A

  • Raw SHA-256: 41dd7d84989c8fa816292c883a7dab814d21ddbe114cffd5f3c101abc30d79de; collector kimi-international-3.
  • Pricing observation only; no new access, availability, context, reasoning-billing or release metadata assertions; a newly onboarded offer asserts pricing only.
About capability scores (Epoch AI)

Capability scores: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved from 'https://epoch.ai/benchmarks' [online resource], epoch.ai/benchmarks. Accessed 2026-10-31. Licensed CC BY 4.0; values here are rounded to one decimal place and grouped into bands.

The Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) combines many benchmarks on a scale where Claude 3.5 Sonnet is 130 and GPT-5 is 150. Bands, on the displayed one-decimal score: Frontier 160+, Strong 150–159.9, Capable 140–149.9, Entry below 140. Each score has a 90% range; a range that crosses a band boundary is flagged. Models are not ranked: neighbouring scores often overlap.

A benchmark is not your workload. Epoch's scores mostly reflect runs at the highest reasoning effort, which use more output tokens than default settings. Scores are dated and can shift between Epoch releases. A score belongs to the developer's model; a host listing shows the same model's score, but hosts may serve different versions or quantizations.

How headline rates are chosen

Headline rates use the directory's shared rule: the rate a buyer meets by default, chosen by billing, tier and context dimensions and never by price. Context caps, the bracket starting at zero and short-context variants are labeled; unverified availability is flagged and is not a service guarantee. Batch, off-peak and other variants remain in the details; ambiguous headlines stay unknown.

No currency conversion is performed. Missing cache prices are unknown, not zero. Equal units do not establish equivalent models or service conditions. See the methodology and source register.