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Kimi K2.5 pricing

Complete Kimi K2.5 API cost reference: $0.45/M input, $2.25/M output, 262K token context window. Verified against official sources.

Prices verified August 20, 2026
Kimi K2.5
Moonshot / Kimi · official pricing ↗
Input / M
$0.45
Output / M
$2.25
Context
262K
Batch
Vision
Yes
Reasoning

What Kimi K2.5 costs in practice

WorkloadCost / callCost @ 1K req/day
Light · 1K in / 300 out$0.0011$34.24/mo
Standard · 10K in / 2K out$0.0090$273.94/mo
Heavy · 100K in / 20K out$0.0900$2739.38/mo

Estimates assume medium reasoning effort, no batch discounts and no prompt caching. Turn on prompt caching and the input side typically drops 50–90% — run your own mix in the free calculator preloaded with Kimi K2.5.

About this page

Prices were last verified on August 20, 2026 against Moonshot / Kimi's official pricing page. Providers reprice frequently — see our methodology for exactly how estimates are computed, and always confirm final rates with the provider before budgeting.

Kimi K2.5 FAQ

How much does Kimi K2.5 cost?

Kimi K2.5 charges $0.45 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 supports a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K) — roughly 196,608 English words or about 393 pages of text in a single request.

Does Kimi K2.5 support images, audio or reasoning?

Kimi K2.5 offers vision & image understanding. Cheapest modern Kimi option, 256K context.

How do I estimate my Kimi K2.5 bill?

A typical workload of 10K input and 2K output tokens costs about $0.0090 per call with Kimi K2.5. At 1,000 requests per day that is roughly $273.94 per month. Use the free AITokenCalculator to run your exact numbers.