Moonshot AI API pricing and price changes
7 Moonshot AI models we price today. Since Mar 26, 2024 we recorded 23 list-price changes on OpenRouter: 12 cuts and 11 increases.
Moonshot AI models
| Model | Chat answer | In / out per 1M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kimi K3 | 1.6¢$16.32 / 1,000 | $0.30 / $11.94 | Jul 16, 2026 |
Kimi K2.7 Code | 0.56¢$5.57 / 1,000 | $0.67 / $3.35 | Jun 12, 2026 |
Kimi K2.6 | 0.33¢$3.33 / 1,000 | $0.65 / $3.41 | Apr 20, 2026 |
Kimi K2.5 | 0.24¢$2.44 / 1,000 | $0.50 / $2.50 | Jan 27, 2026 |
Kimi K2 Thinking | 0.42¢$4.16 / 1,000 | $0.60 / $2.50 | Nov 6, 2025 |
Kimi K2 0905 | 0.25¢$2.46 / 1,000 | $0.60 / $2.50 | Sep 4, 2025 |
Kimi K2 0711 | 0.23¢$2.27 / 1,000 | $0.57 / $2.30 | Jul 11, 2025 |
Price change log
Changes of at least 5% in the OpenRouter list price, detected between weekly snapshots (Internet Archive copies of the public model list before October 2026, our daily pulls after). For open-weight models a change can mean a different cheapest host.
| Model | Change | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3Oct 11, 2026 → Oct 16, 2026 | -16% | $0.80 → $0.30 | $15.00 → $12.53 |
| Kimi K2.6Oct 11, 2026 → Oct 16, 2026 | +39% | $0.43 → $0.65 | $2.45 → $3.41 |
| Kimi K3Oct 5, 2026 → Oct 11, 2026 | +7% | $0.72 → $0.80 | $14.00 → $15.00 |
| Kimi K2.6Oct 5, 2026 → Oct 11, 2026 | -39% | $0.95 → $0.43 | $4.00 → $2.45 |
| Kimi K2.5Aug 21, 2026 → Oct 11, 2026 | +11% | $0.45 → $0.50 | $2.25 → $2.50 |
| Kimi K3Sep 21, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026 | -7% | $3.00 → $0.72 | $15.00 → $14.00 |
| Kimi K2.6Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026 | +17% | $0.65 → $0.95 | $3.41 → $4.00 |
| Kimi K3 (batch)Sep 2, 2026 → Sep 29, 2026 | -24% | $3.00 → $2.28 | $15.00 → $11.40 |
| Kimi K2.7 CodeSep 21, 2026 → Sep 29, 2026 | +3% | $0.71 → $0.66 | $3.21 → $3.30 |
| Kimi K2.6Aug 24, 2026 → Sep 29, 2026 | -15% | $0.95 → $0.65 | $4.00 → $3.41 |
| Kimi K3Sep 14, 2026 → Sep 21, 2026 | +13% | $2.65 → $3.00 | $13.28 → $15.00 |
| Kimi K2.7 CodeSep 14, 2026 → Sep 21, 2026 | -8% | $0.71 → $0.71 | $3.50 → $3.21 |
| Kimi K3Jul 17, 2026 → Sep 14, 2026 | -11% | $3.00 → $2.65 | $15.00 → $13.28 |
| Kimi K2.7 CodeSep 2, 2026 → Sep 14, 2026 | +3% | $0.66 → $0.71 | $3.40 → $3.50 |
| Kimi K2.6Aug 21, 2026 → Aug 24, 2026 | +64% | $0.58 → $0.95 | $2.44 → $4.00 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code (batch)Aug 14, 2026 → Aug 21, 2026 | +100% | $0.47 → $0.95 | $2.00 → $4.00 |
| Kimi K2.6Aug 14, 2026 → Aug 21, 2026 | -39% | $0.95 → $0.58 | $4.00 → $2.44 |
| Kimi K2.5Jul 17, 2026 → Aug 21, 2026 | -21% | $0.57 → $0.45 | $2.85 → $2.25 |
| Kimi K2.7 CodeJul 28, 2026 → Aug 14, 2026 | -3% | $0.73 → $0.67 | $3.50 → $3.40 |
| Kimi K2.6Aug 3, 2026 → Aug 14, 2026 | +17% | $0.60 → $0.95 | $3.41 → $4.00 |
| Kimi K2.6Jul 28, 2026 → Aug 3, 2026 | +25% | $0.65 → $0.60 | $2.72 → $3.41 |
| Kimi K2.7 CodeJul 20, 2026 → Jul 28, 2026 | -8% | $0.85 → $0.73 | $3.80 → $3.50 |
| Kimi K2.6Jul 20, 2026 → Jul 28, 2026 | -20% | $0.68 → $0.65 | $3.42 → $2.72 |