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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 pricing
Novita AI charges $0.80 per million input tokens and $3.40 per million output tokens for moonshotai/kimi-k2.6, and $0.16 for cached input. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $0.80/ 1M
- Output
- $3.40/ 1M
- Cached input
- $0.16/ 1M
- Context
- 262.1Ktokens
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.80 | $3.40 | $0.16 | — |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.00256 | 100,000 | $256.00 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.00394 | 100,000 | $394.00 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.0072 | 250,000 | $1,800.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with moonshotai/kimi-k2.6, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| novita/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | $0.0021 | 18% |
| novita/deepseek/deepseek-prover-v2-671b | $0.00205 | 20% |
| nebius/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 | $0.00216 | 16% |
| nebius/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528 | $0.00216 | 16% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Novita AI pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.