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Kimi K3 API pricing

Official API pricing for Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI (Kimi)) on Kimi API Platform (CNY), Kimi API Platform International (USD): cache and off-peak prices, context length, open weights and regional availability, with sources and check dates.

Context: 1.05M
Max output: —
Open weights: Yes · Kimi K3 License
Current version: —
Hugging Face: moonshotai/Kimi-K3 ↗

China vs global edition

CN · CNY¥20input / 1M tokens

GLOBAL · USD$3≈ ¥20.06

SameEqual after currency conversion

Rate 1 USD = 6.6862 CNY (2026-10-16). Published prices on each side are authoritative.

CN · CNY Kimi API Platform (CNY)

kimi-k3

Tier	Input	Cached input	Cache write	Output
Standard	¥20≈$2.991	¥2≈$0.299	¥20≈$2.991	¥100≈$14.96

Mainland China YesOutside China Not statedOfficial payment Alipay, WeChat Pay, Bank transferReal-name ID required Yes

per 1M tokens · Source 2026-10-17

Cache writes are billed by TTL: 5-min tier ¥20 (default, shown above), 1-hour tier ¥40; no context-length tiers; batch priced separately

GLOBAL · USD Kimi API Platform International (USD)

kimi-k3

Tier	Input	Cached input	Cache write	Output
Standard	$3≈¥20.06	$0.3≈¥2.006	$3≈¥20.06	$15≈¥100.29

Mainland China Not statedOutside China YesOfficial payment Card, Alipay, WeChat Pay

per 1M tokens · Source 2026-10-17

Cache write: 5-min TTL $3 (default, shown above), 1-hour TTL $6; prices exclude tax

Source

https://platform.moonshot.cn/docs/pricing/chat · 2026-10-17
https://platform.moonshot.cn/docs/guide/kimi-k3-quickstart · 2026-10-17
https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3 · 2026-10-17

≈ marks values converted at the ECB reference rate, for comparison only; the published currency is authoritative.