# Kimi K2 - cheapest: Novita $0.57/M input

> Source: <https://tokenstead.ai/models/kimi-k2>
> Published: 2026-07-14 23:20:44+00:00

# Kimi K2

MoE premier1T total params, MoE. Requires ~600GB for Q4. Cloud-only for most users.

- 1000.0B
- 128k
- other
- Jul 2025

## Scores

## Or run it in the cloud

Live per-provider pricing, throughput and uptime - refreshed 31 minutes ago via OpenRouter. Click a column to sort.

some pricing may be stale - last verified 2026-07-14

| Provider | Type | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cache $/M | Tok/s | Latency | Uptime | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
API | 14.00 | 14.00 | - | - | - | - | |
|
Novita
|
API | 0.57 | 2.30 | - | - | - | 99.32% | best uptime |

Default order: throughput among 95%+ uptime providers, then latency; subscriptions last. Sort by any column. Subscription rows show $/mo in the Value column - per-token columns are "-". Affiliate links are marked sponsored / nofollow. Confirm current pricing on the provider's site before committing.

[Detailed API pricing page + JSON endpoint →](/models/kimi-k2/pricing)

## Inference cost over time

Data accumulates from the first daily sync - longer ranges populate over time. Prices come from OpenRouter snapshots, not a historical API.