Moonshot AI / lineage
Moonshot Kimi family
Kimi generations and Thinking-labelled rows are distinct. Check the exact model’s reasoning, tool-message and licence requirements before migrating an integration.
Family research reviewed · Official source notes below
- Standard models
- 7
- Independently rated
- 3 / 7
- Known token rates
- 7 / 7
- Global balanced frontier
- 0
Before you choose
Preserve the conversation contract
K3 documents always-enabled thinking and requires complete assistant messages, including reasoning_content and tool_calls, in multi-turn and tool conversations. Verify the serving API implements that contract.
Compare exact catalogue rows
USD per 1M tokens. In / out are listed base rates; expand billing conditions before planning a request. LMArena scores measure the general preference board, not success on your engineering task. Unknown stays unknown.
Catalogue members
| Model | LMArena | Input / output $/M | Context / max output | Capabilities & conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kimi K3moonshotai/kimi-k3 | 1472.3±5.2 interval half-widthEffort: max | $3.00 / $15.00Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 1,048,576Output 943,718 | text · image · videoTools yes · reasoning yesOpen weightsReleased 2026-07-16 |
Kimi K2.7 Codemoonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code | Unrated | $0.706 / $3.30Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 262,144Output 235,929 | text · imageTools yes · reasoning yesOpen weightsReleased 2026-06-12 |
Kimi K2.6moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 | 1454.9±4.5 interval half-widthEffort: default | $0.950 / $4.00Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 262,144Output 235,929 | text · imageTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-04-20 |
Kimi K2.5moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | 1445.6±3.3 interval half-widthEffort: thinking | $0.450 / $2.25Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 262,144Output 235,929 | text · imageTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-01-27 |
Kimi K2 Thinkingmoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | Unrated | $0.600 / $2.50Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 262,144Output 98,304 | textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2025-11-06 |
Kimi K2 0905moonshotai/kimi-k2-0905 | Unrated | $0.600 / $2.50Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 262,144Output 98,304 | textTools yes · reasoning noWeights unknownReleased 2025-09-04 |
Kimi K2 0711moonshotai/kimi-k2 | Unrated | $0.570 / $2.30Listed base ratesBilling details
Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 131,072Output 98,304 | textTools yes · reasoning noWeights unknownReleased 2025-07-11 |
Free and batch variants
These rows have different access or processing conditions. They are excluded from the standard-row counts above. A variant without a standard base remains a separately named variant.
- Kimi K3 (batch)batch · $2.28 in / $11.40 out per 1M
Sources and scope
- Official Kimi K3 card ↗
Exact named models on the vendor platform; not a promise about every reseller
Checked 2026-09-22 · official document opened and inspected
Source review does not refresh a price or transplant a benchmark score. Read the method and correction policy.
Questions this page answers
Are the Moonshot Kimi family models interchangeable?
No. These are exact catalogue rows with separate capability, pricing and rating evidence. Compare the checkpoint, serving endpoint, reasoning settings and required input types. A family name does not establish equivalent behaviour.
How many Moonshot AI rows are compared here?
7 standard rows, of which 3 have an accepted LMArena general score and 7 have known input and output token rates. 1 related free or batch variants are listed separately.
What do the prices and frontier counts mean?
Prices below are listed US dollars per million input or output tokens, before request-specific context tiers and other billing dimensions. The frontier count comes from the global balanced view. Neither a family price range nor a benchmark difference proves your task will be cheaper or more successful.
How current are the official notes?
The linked family research was reviewed 2026-09-22. That date is separate from each accepted catalogue observation and each vendor’s effective date. An official note applies to its named platform, not automatically to every reseller.