Kimi K2.5 API pricing
As of October 21, 2026, MoonshotAI Kimi K2.5 costs $0.532 per million input tokens and $2.85 per million output tokens, the median of 5 providers on OpenRouter, with cached input at $0.15 per million.
Kimi K2.5 benchmarks and specs · Every Moonshot AI model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.532
- Output, per million tokens$2.85
- Cached input, per million$0.15
- Context window262K tokens
- Max output236K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0020 | $1.96 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.035 | $35.15 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.135 | $134.90 | Yes |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | $0.24 | $240.00 |
Price history
The price of Kimi K2.5 here is the median across 5 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.
Cheaper models as good as Kimi K2.5
Models within two points of Kimi K2.5 or above it on the LLMBenchmark Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- Qwen3.5-Flash$0.26 Overall 50.1 against 44.8 · 91% cheaper output
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash$0.28 Overall 60.8 against 44.8 · 90% cheaper output
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.28 Overall 55.2 against 44.8 · 90% cheaper output
- MiMo-V2.5$0.336 Overall 50.7 against 44.8 · 88% cheaper output
- Claude Haiku 5.5$0.50 Overall 67.6 against 44.8 · 82% cheaper output
Kimi K2.5 pricing questions
- How much does Kimi K2.5 cost per million tokens?
- $0.532 per million input tokens and $2.85 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
- Does Kimi K2.5 support prompt caching?
- Yes. OpenRouter lists cached input at $0.15 per million tokens, against $0.532 for uncached input.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Kimi K2.5?
- Qwen3.5-Flash scores 50.1 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of Kimi K2.5 or above it, and costs $0.26 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Kimi K2.5 changed?
- The price of Kimi K2.5 here is the median across 5 providers on OpenRouter, so we do not track price changes for it.