MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 API Pricing
MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 API pricing: $0.65 per 1M tokens for input and $3.41 per 1M tokens for output, from OpenRouter. Published Last checked · Source (data) · Methodology
OpenRouter: Amount worked out from the source page: $0.65 per 1M tokens, in USD · as shown in the United States on 9 Nov 2026 · the page does not say whether tax is included; we do not assume it is excluded · no price change seen since 16 Oct 2026.
Prices USD per 1M tokens, as listed
- $0.65Input per 1M tokens, through OpenRouter Published
- $3.41Output per 1M tokens, through OpenRouter Published
All prices by channel
| Price per 1M tokens | Provider direct | Through OpenRouter | Previous prices by channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | — | $0.65 Published | — |
| Output | — | $3.41 Published | — |
| Cached input · read | — | $0.15 Published | — |
Input price through OpenRouter, 16 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026
16 Oct 2026$0.65 throughout9 Nov 2026
OpenRouter providers who serves this model through OpenRouter, at what price
OpenRouter sends a call without a pinned provider to one of these endpoints, and each endpoint has its own price. Prices are USD per 1M tokens, input / output.
Pinned min: $0.39 / $1.80 · Chutes (chutes/int4)
Unpinned range: input $0.39–$1.09, output $1.80–$4.60 across 16 providers (listing shows $0.65 / $3.41).
Price moves of 20% or more since the reading of 8 Nov 2026:
- Baidu (baidu/fp4): $0.3895 / $1.64 → $0.95 / $4.00 (input +144%, output +144%).
- Lowest-priced endpoint for the workload: Chutes (chutes/int4) at $3.75 per 1,000 tasks, before Baidu (baidu/fp4) at $3.66.
Models with the widest provider price spread on OpenRouter
Request fragment that pins Chutes (chutes/int4):
{"provider": {"order": ["chutes/int4"], "allow_fallbacks": false}}With fallbacks turned off, OpenRouter does not move the call to another provider. A full endpoint tag pins that endpoint; the provider name alone covers all of its endpoints (OpenRouter provider routing).
All endpoints (16), by input price
| Provider | Endpoint tag | Precision | Input | Output | Context, tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chutes | chutes/int4 | int4 | $0.39 | $1.80 | 262,144 |
| DigitalOcean | digitalocean | Not stated | $0.57 | $2.40 | 262,144 |
| StreamLake | streamlake/fp8 | fp8 | $0.5985 | $2.52 | 256,000 |
| CoreWeave | coreweave/fp4 | fp4 | $0.65 | $3.41 | 262,144 |
| Crusoe | crusoe/bf16 | bf16 | $0.70 | $3.50 | 262,144 |
| DeepInfra | deepinfra/fp4 | fp4 | $0.75 | $3.50 | 262,144 |
| Parasail | parasail/int4 | int4 | $0.75 | $3.50 | 262,144 |
| Venice | venice/int4 | int4 | $0.75 | $3.50 | 256,000 |
| SiliconFlow | siliconflow/fp8 | fp8 | $0.77 | $3.40 | 262,144 |
| Inceptron | inceptron/int4 | int4 | $0.7995 | $3.75 | 262,144 |
| Novita | novita | Not stated | $0.80 | $3.40 | 262,144 |
| AtlasCloud | atlas-cloud/int4 | int4 | $0.95 | $4.00 | 262,144 |
| Baidu | baidu/fp4 | fp4 | $0.95 | $4.00 | 262,144 |
| Cloudflare | cloudflare | Not stated | $0.95 | $4.00 | 262,144 |
| Moonshot AI | moonshotai | Not stated | $0.95 | $4.00 | 262,144 |
| Phala | phala | Not stated | $1.09 | $4.60 | 262,144 |
Sorted by input price, then output price. Precision is the quantization field of the endpoints list.
How we got this number
- What we read: the published price on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models
- Checked: ; tracked since 16 Oct 2026
- Shown in: the United States
- Checks so far: 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026
- What changed: no price change since 16 Oct 2026
- Page updated:
Other measured facts
| Question | Answer | Checked | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| How much does MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 cost per 1M cache-read tokens (cache hits) on OpenRouter? | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published | |
| How much does MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 cost per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter? | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published | |
| What is the context window of MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 on OpenRouter, in tokens? | 262,144 tokens | Published | |
| What is the maximum output length of MoonshotAI Kimi K2.6 on OpenRouter, in tokens? | 235,929 tokens | Published |
History
Same price in all 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026.
- — First check: $0.65 per 1M tokens
The source record lists $0.00000065 per token ($0.65 per 1M tokens), fetched on 9 Nov 2026.
The source record, as published
"prompt":"0.00000065"
Latest briefings each price change recalculated as a task cost
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: price rise input $0.115 → $0.111 per 1M tokens (-3 %), output $4.00 → $4.44 per 1M tokens (+11 %)
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: price cut input $0.300 → $0.0060 per 1M tokens (-98 %), output $1.20 → $0.500 per 1M tokens (-58 %)
- MoonshotAI Kimi K2.5: price rise input $0.500 → $0.532 per 1M tokens (+6 %), output $2.50 → $3.33 per 1M tokens (+33 %)
Record history — 113 records for 5 questions
- Last record
- Shown in
- the United States
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 31 Oct 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 30 Oct 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 29 Oct 2026 | $0.65 per 1M tokens | Published |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 31 Oct 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 30 Oct 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 29 Oct 2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | Published |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 31 Oct 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 30 Oct 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 29 Oct 2026 | $3.41 per 1M tokens | Published |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 235,929 tokens | Published |
Showing the latest 60 of 113 records; the full history is in data.json and data.csv.