Moonshot Kimi API API Pricing & Free Tier 2026
Verified May 14, 2026Moonshot Kimi API provides ultra-long context Chinese LLM — Kimi supports 200K-1M tokens context, especially strong at long document analysis.
Free tier
No persistent free tier. New accounts receive ¥15 trial credit (~500K Kimi tokens on the standard 8K-context model).
No persistent free tier. New accounts receive ¥15 trial credit (≈500K Kimi tokens on the standard 8K-context model).
Per-model pricing
| Model | Context | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| moonshot-v1-8k | 8K | $1.68 | $1.68 | Standard 8K-context model |
| moonshot-v1-32k | 32K | $3.36 | $3.36 | Extended 32K context |
| moonshot-v1-128k | 128K | $8.40 | $8.40 | Long-context flagship |
vs Global rivals
- moonshot-v1-128k vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet (anthropic)Kimi edges Claude 3.5 Sonnet on long Chinese documents at similar pricing; Claude wins on English and code.
Rate limits & access
Rate limit: RPM/TPM by account tier; request higher in console.
Kimi consumer app drives heavy traffic; API rate limits scale with enterprise verification.
FAQ
- Is 1M context actually usable?
- Yes but expensive and slow. Regular scenarios suffice with 128k; 1M suits special scenarios fitting entire books / codebases.
Prices in USD. Some providers (DashScope, Doubao) bill in CNY; figures shown at ~7.2 CNY/USD reference rate. Verify on the provider's official page before procurement.