Moonshot AIopen weightsKimi K2 0905 pricing
$0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.25¢ per chat answer and 0.97¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Kimi K2 0905 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (MiniMax M3), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.25¢$2.46 / 1,000 | 208 in · 454 out · 482 reasoning | 176 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.14¢$1.38 / 1,000 | 424 in · 264 out · 187 reasoning | 195 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.57¢$5.75 / 1,000 | 222 in · 1,804 out · 442 reasoning | 146 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.43¢$4.32 / 1,000 | 448 in · 1,089 out · 531 reasoning | 132 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.5¢$15.30 / 1,000 | 1,498 in · 1,227 out · 4,535 reasoning | 219 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.32¢$3.23 / 1,000 | 888 in · 662 out · 416 reasoning | 192 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.97¢$9.66 / 1,000 | 13,121 in · 469 out · 246 reasoning | 178 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.25¢$2.48 / 1,000 | 545 in · 572 out · 289 reasoning | 179 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥4.3¢$43.02 / 1,000 | 5,024 in · 155 out · 15,847 reasoning | 230 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.55¢$5.48 / 1,000 | 3,837 in · 836 out · 437 reasoning | 181 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.57¢$5.70 / 1,000 | 1,448 in · 448 out · 1,485 reasoning | 156 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.95¢$9.49 / 1,000 | 4,843 in · 2,632 out | 148 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.20¢$1.95 / 1,000 | 276 in · 714 out | 156 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.42$1,417 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 9,350 reasoning | 256 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Kimi K2 0905 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Novitafp8 | $0.60 / $2.50 | - | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 11, 2025 at $0.38 input / $1.52 output. Since then the output price moved from $1.52 to $2.50 per 1M tokens (5 changes).
FAQ
How much does Kimi K2 0905 cost?
Kimi K2 0905 costs $0.60 per 1 million input tokens and $2.50 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.25¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.97¢.
Where is Kimi K2 0905 cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Novita: $0.60 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Kimi K2 0905 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Kimi K2 0905 was not run directly. Tokens come from MiniMax M3 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Moonshot AI. Real usage can differ.