Model Details
2026-01Price Data Last Verified: April 22, 2026
Kimi K2.5 API Pricing & Cost Calculator
Moonshot's coding-focused Kimi tier. Official pricing is published in CNY and converted here to USD.
Pricing Details
- Provider
- Moonshot AI
- Input Price
- $0.5797 / 1M tokens
- Output Price
- $3.0435 / 1M tokens
- Context Window
- 128K
Cost Scenarios
Small Request$0.0036
Medium Request$0.0362
Large Request$0.2101
High Volume$2.1015
Detailed Cost Breakdown
| Scenario | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Request | 1,000 | 1,000 | $0.0006 | $0.003 | $0.0036 |
| Medium Request | 10,000 | 10,000 | $0.0058 | $0.0304 | $0.0362 |
| Large Request | 100,000 | 50,000 | $0.058 | $0.1522 | $0.2101 |
| High Volume | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | $0.5797 | $1.5218 | $2.1015 |
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