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Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking
moonshotai·moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking-2·GA·Open weights·kimi-thinking series
Kimi reasoning model for long-horizon research, planning, and tool use
At a glance
Reference price$0.574 / $2.29 per 1M
Cache read — · Alibaba (China)
Lowest paid$0.574 / $2.29
Alibaba (China) First-party
Context262,144
Output limit16,384
Capabilities
✓ Reasoning✓ Tool use✓ Structured output✓ TemperatureAttachments
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff—
Released / updated2025-11-06 / 2025-11-06
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 1 providers1 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba (China) kimi-k2-thinking | First-party | $0.574 | $2.29 | — | — | 262,144 | 16,384 |
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Your usage cost
1Alibaba (China)$229.50
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Benchmark
No upstream benchmark data for this model. For quality, see the Artificial Analysis intelligence score above.
Reasoning control
budget_tokens
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