MoonshotAI Kimi Latest
by ~moonshotai · ~moonshotai/kimi-latest · #293 cheapest of 325 paid models
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
This model always redirects to the latest model in the MoonshotAI Kimi family.
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Pricing
Input
$3.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$15.00
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$6.00
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$0.30
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for MoonshotAI Kimi Latest with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $6.00 | $0.321 | — |
| 50% | $4.99 | $0.186 | −42% |
| 90% | $4.18 | $0.078 | −76% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates (available for OpenAI / Anthropic / Google — not flagged for this creator). Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.006 | $6.00 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.039 | $39.00 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.12 | $120.00 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.525 | $525.00 |
Specs
Context window
1.05M
tokens
Max output
—
tokens
Input modalities
text, image
Tokenizer
Router