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Kimi K2 0905
moonshotai·moonshotai/kimi-k2-0905·Deprecated·Open weights·kimi-k2 series
Kimi model for long-context chat, coding, and agentic reasoning
At a glance
Official price$0.60 / $2.50 per 1M
Cache read $0.15 · Moonshot AI
Lowest paid$0.40 / $1.80
NanoGPT Gateway · 1.5× spread
2 more $0 channels
Context262,144
⚠ Providers report 256,000–262,144; the table below is authoritative
Output limit262,144
Capabilities
Reasoning✓ Tool use✓ Structured output✓ TemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
Text
Knowledge cutoff2024-10
Released / updated2025-09-05 / 2026-01
Quality & performanceArtificial Analysis · Intelligence Index v4.1
Intelligence24
Value32
Coding—
Agentic—
Output speed41 tok/s
TTFT1.13 s
Value formulaIQ 24 ÷ min blended $0.750 = 32
Quality is independently evaluated by Artificial Analysis. Speed/latency are model-level medians.
Available at 11 providers8 with public prices · 2 free
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 | First-party | Free | — | — | 262,144 | 262,144 | deprecated | |
| iFlow | Gateway | Free | — | — | 256,000 ⚠ | 64,000 | ||
| NanoGPT moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct-0905 | Gateway | $0.40 | $1.80 | $0.20 | — | 256,000 ⚠ | 262,144 | |
| Helicone | Gateway | $0.50 | $2.00 | $0.40 | — | 262,144 | 16,384 | |
| Jiekou.AI | Gateway | $0.60 | $2.50 | — | — | 262,144 | 262,144 | |
| OpenRouter | Gateway | $0.60 | $2.50 | — | — | 262,144 | 100,352 | |
| Moonshot AIOfficial kimi-k2-0905-preview | First-party | $0.60 | $2.50 | $0.15 | — | 262,144 | 262,144 | |
| ZenMux | Gateway | $0.60 | $2.50 | $0.15 | — | 262,000 ⚠ | 64,000 | deprecated |
| NovitaAI | Gateway | $0.60 | $2.50 | — | — | 262,144 | 262,144 | |
| Moonshot AI (China)Official kimi-k2-0905-preview | First-party | $0.60 | $2.50 | $0.15 | — | 262,144 | 262,144 | |
| Qiniu | Gateway | — | — | — | — | 256,000 ⚠ | 100,000 | hostTable.undisclosed |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1NanoGPT$146.00
2Helicone$188.00
3Moonshot AI · Official$191.00
4ZenMux$191.00
5Moonshot AI (China) · Official$191.00
6Jiekou.AI$245.00
2 more channels offer $0 (Nvidia, iFlow); free tiers usually have rate limits and no SLA, excluded from ranking.
Switch to NanoGPT to save $45.00/mo (24%)
Note: this is a gateway; verify availability and rate limits yourself.
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