Kimi K3 API Pricing
11 providers and 10 live price sources tracked, including 1 official provider.
Data snapshot:
30-second decision
- Lowest recorded input price: $0.3153/1M tokens
- Compare official API and relay quotes with their service terms
- Choose this model when reasoning and output quality matter more than cost; compare Terra or Luna for routine or high-volume work.
Task fit and model switching guide
Derived from official positioning and current ComputeUnion provider and pricing data.
Discount vs official API
Input-price difference for the same model; negative values are above official price.
Price composition
Input and output remain paired within each provider quote.
Capability radar
Task-fit levels derived from official positioning, not an independent benchmark.
Channel cost and evidence map
X-axis is observed example monthly cost; Y-axis is price-evidence strength.
External capability comparison for related models
Only evidence-backed related models with the same external metric are compared.
Choose a related model for Kimi K3
Compare price, capability, and provider coverage; select a model name for its detail page.
| Model | Official role | Official input/output | External score | Providers | Lowest example monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Frontier flagship | $5 / $30 | 59 | 16 | $0.27 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Frontier flagship | $10 / $50 | 60 | 16 | $0.50 |
| GLM-5.2 | Frontier flagship | — / — | 51 | 18 | $0.09 |
- Prices: current official and provider quotes in ComputeUnion, calculated within each provider.
- Capability: official task positioning plus safely matched Artificial Analysis metrics; neither is presented as a ComputeUnion benchmark.
- Evidence: official, live API, platform-submitted, and unreviewed quotes remain visibly separated.
Best-fit tasks
- Best suited to coding.
- Best suited to knowledge work.
- Best suited to advanced agent workflows.
- Best suited to complex reasoning.
- Suitable for long-context analysis.
When to switch models
- Compare Kimi K2.7 Code when lower cost with strong capability matters.
- Compare Kimi K2.6 for batch, repeatable, or cost-sensitive workloads.
ComputeUnion market view
- ComputeUnion currently tracks 11 providers, including 1 official and 10 live price sources.
- The lowest recorded input price is 89.5% below the official input price; a lower price does not imply better reliability, limits, or refund terms.
Task guidance is generated by fixed rules from official positioning and ComputeUnion market data; it is not an independent benchmark or guarantee.
Provider summary and buying decision
Evidence tier first, then normalized price within each tier.
| Provider / operator | Price evidence | Public operating history | Normalized price | Monthly cost | API docs | Refund policy | Payment / invoice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonshot AIunknown | Official price source | —Unknown | $3.00 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| RunAPIunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $0.3153 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| EasyRouterunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $0.4138 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| ProAI APIunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $2.069 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| PackyCodeunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $2.7586 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| PoloAPIunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $2.7586 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| UiUiAPIunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $2.7586 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechat · visa · mastercardunknown |
| CrazyRouterunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $3.00 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | —unknown |
| Novita AIunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $3.00 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | visa · mastercardunknown |
| OpenRouterunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $3.00 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | visa · mastercard · cryptounknown |
| YunWu AIunknown | Live API price | —Unknown | $6.8276 | — | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
Platform-submitted information or domain verification does not mean the price was independently checked and is not a ComputeUnion guarantee of pricing, availability, refunds, compliance, invoices, or service quality.
Kimi K3 price history
Observed input-price changes across providers over the last 30/90 days.
Unit: $/1M tokens
Estimate monthly cost
The estimate uses the displayed price without assuming discounts or cache hits.
FAQ
How is Kimi K3 API priced?
Input and output tokens are billed separately; this page normalizes quotes per million tokens.
Which provider is cheapest for Kimi K3?
The lowest recorded input price is $0.3153/1M tokens; verify provider terms before production use.
How do official and relay prices differ?
Official and relay channels can differ in price, latency, limits, and service terms; evaluate them separately for production traffic.