Kimi K3 API pricing
Of the 14 providers checked, Boundless lists the lowest blended rate for Kimi K3: $2.30 input and $11.40 output per 1M tokens, on its pricing page as of 3 October 2026.
Moonshot AI's open-weight model, reading text, images and video with a 1M-token context. At 2.8T parameters it is the largest model on this list, though each token uses only 16 of its 896 experts. The weights use Moonshot's own Kimi K3 License. Thinking is always enabled, with low, high, and max reasoning effort; max is the default.
Across 14 providers, the most expensive charges 2.1Γ the cheapest on a blended basis.
Prices by provider
Per 1M tokens, on-demand, sorted cheapest first by blended cost (3:1 input to output). Off-peak and long-context rates are listed on each provider's page.
| # | Provider | Input / 1M | Cached / 1M | Output / 1M | Checked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2.30 | $0.23 | $11.40 | 3 Oct 2026 | ||
| 2 | $2.70 | $0.27 | $13.50 | 25 Sep 2026 | ||
| 3 | $2.85 | $0.29 | $14.25 | 25 Sep 2026 | ||
| 4 | $2.85 | $0.285 | $14.25 | 25 Sep 2026 | ||
| 5 | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 25 Sep 2026 | ||
| 6 | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 25 Sep 2026 | Standard tier | |
| 7 | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 2 Oct 2026 | Cache write $3.00 at 5-minute TTL, $6.00 at 1-hour TTL | |
| 8 | $3.00 | $0.75 | $15.00 | 15 Oct 2026 | Currency shown as $ (assumed USD); VAT not stated. | |
| 9 | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 25 Sep 2026 | ||
| 10 | β¬2.80 β $3.1828 | β¬0.70 | β¬14.00 β $15.9138 | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| 11 | β¬3.00 β $3.4101 | β¬3.00 | β¬15.00 β $17.0505 | 27 Sep 2026 | Cached input is billed at the input price | |
| 12 | β¬3.30 β $3.7511 | β¬0.825 | β¬16.50 β $18.7556 | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| 13 | β¬3.45 β $3.9216 | β¬0.86 | β¬17.25 β $19.6081 | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| 14 | β¬4.20 β $4.7741 | β | β¬20.95 β $23.8139 | 15 Oct 2026 | Excl. VAT ("VAT may apply depending on your location"). The Norwegian site shows NOK. |
Each price was read off the provider's own pricing page on the date shown; the date links to that page. Providers that publish no per-token price for this model are not listed. EUR prices are ranked at the ECB reference rate of 24 September 2026. The same data is open under CC-BY at /api/query/prices.
Of the 7 European-headquartered providers checked, Aurora Inference lists the lowest blended rate for Kimi K3: $2.85 input and $14.25 output per 1M tokens, on its pricing page as of 25 September 2026.
European providers
Per 1M tokens, on-demand, for providers headquartered in Europe, sorted cheapest first by blended cost (3:1 input to output). See all European AI providers
| # | Provider | Input / 1M | Cached / 1M | Output / 1M | Checked | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2.85 | $0.29 | $14.25 | 25 Sep 2026 | ||
| 2 | $3.00 | $0.75 | $15.00 | 15 Oct 2026 | Currency shown as $ (assumed USD); VAT not stated. | |
| 3 | β¬2.80 β $3.1828 | β¬0.70 | β¬14.00 β $15.9138 | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| 4 | β¬3.00 β $3.4101 | β¬3.00 | β¬15.00 β $17.0505 | 27 Sep 2026 | Cached input is billed at the input price | |
| 5 | β¬3.30 β $3.7511 | β¬0.825 | β¬16.50 β $18.7556 | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| 6 | β¬3.45 β $3.9216 | β¬0.86 | β¬17.25 β $19.6081 | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| 7 | β¬4.20 β $4.7741 | β | β¬20.95 β $23.8139 | 15 Oct 2026 | Excl. VAT ("VAT may apply depending on your location"). The Norwegian site shows NOK. |
Each price was read off the provider's own pricing page on the date shown; the date links to that page. Providers that publish no per-token price for this model are not listed. EUR prices are ranked at the ECB reference rate of 24 September 2026. The same data is open under CC-BY at /api/query/prices.
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