Kimi K2.5 API Pricing
Moonshot AI · released 2026-01-27
Kimi K2.5 price
0.060¢ / 1K
0.300¢ / 1K
0.120¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site
Official list price from Moonshot AI, as recorded by litellm
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.12¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.39¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0330 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0240 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $36.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.60) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.00).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | 148.7 | epoch | 2026-01-27 |
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | 1450 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | 1502 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena math rating | 1471 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena WebDev rating | 1436 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
Similar ECI, lower price
| Model | ECI | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GLM-5.3-Flash | 153.6 | $0.1942 |
| GPT-5.4 nano | 146.4 | $0.4625 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 146.9 | $0.525 |
| MiniMax-M3 | 147.6 | $0.525 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | 144.9 | $0.5625 |
More from Moonshot AI
| Model | Released | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | 2026-10-23 | $4.00 |
| Kimi K2.8 Preview | 2026-09-11 | — |
| Kimi K3 | 2026-07-16 | $6.00 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed | 2026-06-12 | — |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | 2026-06-12 | $1.7125 |
| Kimi K2.6 | 2026-04-20 | $1.7125 |
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | 2025-11-06 | — |
| Kimi K2 Thinking | 2025-11-06 | — |
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Prices: Moonshot AI's official list price as recorded by litellm; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops Kimi K2.5?
Kimi K2.5 is developed by Moonshot AI, released 2026-01-27.
How much does Kimi K2.5 cost per million tokens?
Kimi K2.5 costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens ($1.20 blended), per Moonshot AI's official list price as recorded by litellm.
What is the Kimi K2.5 API price?
The Kimi K2.5 API price is $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens ($1.20 per 1M blended).
How much does Kimi K2.5 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.12¢ on Kimi K2.5, at $0.60/1M input and $3.00/1M output.
Is Kimi K2.5 free?
Kimi K2.5's official API list price is $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Moonshot AI's site for those.
How does Kimi K2.5 rank on benchmarks?
Kimi K2.5 scores 148.7 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), ranking #60 of 107 models we track with a published ECI score.
Is there a cheaper model with a similar ECI to Kimi K2.5?
Yes — GLM-5.3-Flash scores a similar ECI (153.6) at $0.1942/1M blended, versus $1.20/1M for Kimi K2.5.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for Kimi K2.5 comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.