Ways to buy 19
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sail Research fp4 · cached $0.33 | $0.885 | $10.5 | $0.885 / $10.5Cheapest | $0.33 | Cheapest |
| Morph Default region · cached $0.189 | $1.63 | $9.1 | $1.63 / $9.1+6% vs cheapest | $0.189 | +6% vs cheapest |
| InferenceNet fp4 · cached $0.3 | $1.3 | $11.4 | $1.3 / $11.4+16% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +16% vs cheapest |
| Phala Default region · cached $0.21 | $2.1 | $10.5 | $2.1 / $10.5+27% vs cheapest | $0.21 | +27% vs cheapest |
| Relace fp4 · cached $0.21 | $2.1 | $10.5 | $2.1 / $10.5+27% vs cheapest | $0.21 | +27% vs cheapest |
| Makora Default region · cached $0.204 | $2.04 | $12.8 | $2.04 / $12.8+43% vs cheapest | $0.204 | +43% vs cheapest |
 DigitalOceanDefault region · cached $0.255 | $2.55 | $13 | $2.55 / $13+56% vs cheapest | $0.255 | +56% vs cheapest |
| Wafer Default region · cached $0.3 | $1.99 | $15 | $1.99 / $15+59% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +59% vs cheapest |
 DeepInfrabf16 · cached $0.285 | $2.85 | $14.3 | $2.85 / $14.3+73% vs cheapest | $0.285 | +73% vs cheapest |
 Basetenfp8 · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
 Chutesmxfp4 · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
 Fireworks AIDefault region · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
 Modalmxfp4 · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
 Moonshot AImxfp4 · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
 Parasailfp4 · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
 Together AIDefault region · cached $0.3 | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15+82% vs cheapest | $0.3 | +82% vs cheapest |
| Fireworks AI us · cached $0.33 | $3.3 | $16.5 | $3.3 / $16.5+100% vs cheapest | $0.33 | +100% vs cheapest |
 Qwen (Alibaba)Default region · cached $0.345 | $3.45 | $17.3 | $3.45 / $17.3+109% vs cheapest | $0.345 | +109% vs cheapest |
| Fireworks AI fast · cached $0.45 | $4.5 | $22.5 | $4.5 / $22.5+173% vs cheapest | $0.45 | +173% vs cheapest |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $299.14 direct.
Helicone$299.14+0%
Kong AI Gateway$299.14+0%
LiteLLM$299.14+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$299.14+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$314.10+5%
Requesty$314.10+5%
Eden AI$315.59+5.5%
OpenRouter$315.59+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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About Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI.
Takes text, image, video in and returns text. First listed Sep 23, 2026. Up to 944K output tokens. Blended price $3.3 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Overall score 9 on leadersboard.fru.dev (rank 18). Model id kimi-k3.
Price history
No list-price history: this model is sold by hosts rather than its lab.
Across fru.devCompany profileGrowth, $3.5B (2026-07)
Questions
How much does Kimi K3 cost?
$0.885 per million input tokens and $10.5 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.33.
What is the context window of Kimi K3?
1M tokens, with up to 944K tokens of output.
Where is Kimi K3 cheapest?
Of 19 routes tracked, Sail Research is cheapest at $0.885 input and $10.5 output per million tokens.
Has Kimi K3's price changed?
Yes. The input price went from $2.55 to $2.04, first seen Sep 25, 2026.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.