Short answer
Kimi K2.5 is no longer available on Moonshot’s API platform, so there is no current Moonshot API price to use for a new production deployment. Kimi’s API documentation says K2.5 was retired across the platform on August 31, 2026. (platform.kimi.ai)
For historical reference, third-party model-pricing catalogs report Moonshot’s former standard rate as $0.60 per 1 million input tokens and $3.00 per 1 million output tokens. Treat those figures as historical—not a price you can rely on for a current Moonshot API call. Rates from other providers or API routers may differ. (cloudprice.net)
| Kimi K2.5 charge | Historical reported rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.60 / 1M tokens | Historical reference only |
| Output tokens | $3.00 / 1M tokens | Historical reference only |
| Cached input | Provider- and route-dependent | Do not assume a current Moonshot rate |
Moonshot bills API usage by tokens, with input and output charged separately; its help page defines 1M as 1,000,000 tokens. That billing explanation does not make retired K2.5 available again. (kimi.ai)
Historical cost example—not a current quote
Using the reported historical rates, a workload with 1 million input tokens and 100,000 output tokens would calculate as:
- Input: 1 × $0.60 = $0.60
- Output: 0.1 × $3.00 = $0.30
- Illustrative total: $0.90
This arithmetic is only a historical comparison. It is not a forecast or a current Kimi API estimate; it excludes any provider-specific charges and assumes no cached-token discount.
What to do for a production budget
If you are building or maintaining a production integration, choose a model currently listed by Kimi and price that model from the applicable official pricing table. Do not budget new Moonshot traffic using K2.5’s historical rates. Kimi’s official API pricing documentation explains that model prices can vary and links to the model pricing table. (kimi.ai)
Also distinguish Moonshot’s pay-as-you-go API from Kimi Code membership: Kimi’s documentation describes them as separate offerings, so a membership price is not a substitute for a production API rate. (costgoat.com)
Bottom line: the commonly reported historical Kimi K2.5 rate was $0.60/M input and $3.00/M output, but K2.5 was retired from Moonshot’s platform on August 31, 2026. Use current official pricing for a supported model instead.
Sources
Use Kimi in OpenClaw — Kimi API Platform
Model List — Kimi API Platform
API pricing — Kimi Help Center