LLMKimi K3 API pricing variable pricing
Kimi K3 by Sail Research costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (1M in + 1M out = $11.50).
- API model id
moonshotai/Kimi-K3- Input / 1M
- $1.50
- Output / 1M
- $10.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.20
- Context window
- —
- Notes
- Sail Research API (OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible), USD per 1M tokens, Default (ASAP) completion window; inputs include a guaranteed 30-minute cache write. Usage-based from prepaid credits, $5 free credits/month with a payment method.
- Source
- https://docs.sailresearch.com/pricing
- Provider type
- Inference host (HQ: US)
- Regions
- unknown
- EU data residency
- no — Serving countries are not published. Requests are unrestricted by country by default; 'US-only inference' (routing.allowed_countries ['US'], Pro/Enterprise plans, surcharge) is the only country restriction offered, so there is no EU residency option.
- Last verified
- 2026-11-12
Variable pricing
The effective price of this model depends on the request. Figures above are the base (short-context / peak) tier.
- Depends on completion window / service tier: Cheaper with a longer completion window: Balanced $1.2 input / $0.15 cached / $8 output per 1M; Flex $0.7 input / $0.1 cached / $6 output per 1M.
Cost estimate
| Provider | Model | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Sail Research | Kimi K3 | $4.00 |
Uses standard list prices (no caching, batch or off-peak discounts). €, CHF and ₹ rows are priced in that currency by the provider and not converted, so compare them with care. ₹ rows also show ≈ USD at the RBI reference rate of ₹93.8579 per USD (2026-11-09).
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