Kimi pricing in 2026
Kimi open-weight reasoning models
API pricing per million tokens
| Model | Tier | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Tokens / $1 | Intelligence / $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 | frontier | 1.0M | $3 | $15 | 83.3k | 36,667 |
Prices verified 2026-09-19 — refreshed weekly from the OpenRouter catalog. Superseded (not listed above): Kimi K2.6.
Models in the Kimi family
Jump to the detailed pricing page for each current Kimi model:
Superseded by Kimi — kept for reference only, not part of the current line-up:
- Kimi K2.6 (superseded)
Kimi pricing — frequently asked questions
How much does Kimi cost per million tokens?
Kimi K3 costs $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens. On a typical 1:3 input-to-output workload that works out to roughly 83.3k tokens per dollar.
Does Kimi have a free tier?
Kimi does not currently offer a free plan, but you can still compare its API pricing against every other provider in the AI Intelligence Calculator.
Is Kimi the best value AI in 2026?
Value depends on your workload. You can compare Kimi's tokens-per-dollar and intelligence-per-dollar scores against every other provider in the AI Intelligence Calculator.