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Kimi K3 API pricing by provider

Kimi K3 is available from 17 providers. The cheapest is InferenceNet at $2.10 input / $10.95 output per 1M tokens. Moonshot AI’s own API charges $3.00 / $15.00, 28% more than the cheapest host. The priciest host, Morph, charges 2.3x the cheapest.

Prices from the OpenRouter API, retrieved September 15, 2026. Weights: moonshotai/Kimi-K3.

ProviderPrecisionInput / 1MOutput / 1MDocument Q&A / monthContextMax output
InferenceNet—$2.10$10.95$1,1691.05M944K
Morphfp8$2.125$11.90$1,2071.05M944K
Relacefp4$2.40$12.00$1,3201.05M944K
Makora—$2.55$12.75$1,4031.05M944K
DigitalOcean—$2.55$12.95$1,4091.05M944K
Sail Researchfp4$2.648$13.28$1,4581.05M944K
Wafer—$3.00$12.75$1,5821.05M944K
Phala—$2.85$14.25$1,5681.05M944K
DeepInfrabf16$2.85$14.25$1,5681.05M16K
Chutesmxfp4$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M66K
Parasailfp4$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M944K
Modalmxfp4$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M944K
Together—$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M944K
Fireworks—$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M944K
BaseTenfp8$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M262K
Moonshot AIcreatormxfp4$3.00$15.00$1,6501.05M944K
Fireworks—$3.30$16.50$1,8151.05M944K
Alibaba—$3.45$17.25$1,8971.05M944K
Fireworks—$4.50$22.50$2,4751.05M944K
Morphfp8$6.00$22.50$3,0751.05M944K

Sorted by blended price (3 input : 1 output). Document Q&A assumes 50,000 questions a month with 8,000 input and 600 output tokens each. Precision is reported by the provider; “—” means not disclosed.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest Kimi K3 API provider?
InferenceNet is the cheapest healthy provider we track at $2.10 per 1M input tokens and $10.95 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Kimi K3 cost?
Across 17 providers, input prices range from $2.10 to $6.00 per 1M tokens and output prices from $10.95 to $22.50.
What is Kimi K3’s context window?
Kimi K3 supports up to 1.05M tokens, but some providers serve a smaller context window — check the table before choosing.

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