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Kimi K2 Instruct API pricing: cheapest provider

4 providers sell Kimi K2 Instruct. DeepInfra is cheapest; the most expensive charges 1.7× as much for the same model.

Cheapest$0.875per 1M · DeepInfra
Input · output$0.50 / $2.00per 1M tokens
Price gap1.7×across 4 providers
Context131Kmax tokens

$0.875 DeepInfra1.7× spread$1.50 Together AI

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Standard list prices in USD from each provider's pricing page · last price change Sep 28, 2026 · How we collect and rank prices

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Kimi K2 Instruct monthly cost by provider

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Input tokens per month (millions)Prompts, context and documents you send.Output tokens per month (millions)Tokens the model generates.

More requirements: caching, context, features, provider

Cached share of input (%)0 = no caching. Only documented cache-read rates qualify.Required context per request (tokens)0 = any. Providers without a sufficient known limit are excluded.Required featureProvider requirement

Provider	Estimated / month	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Context
1 DeepInfraInference provider - lowest for your volumePricing page	$9.00	$0.50	$2.00	131,072
2 Novita AIInference providerPricing page	$10.30	$0.57	$2.30	131,072
3 Fireworks AIInference providerPricing page	$11.00	$0.60	$2.50	131,072
4 Together AIInference providerPricing page	$16.00	$1.00	$3.00	Not listed

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Input volume includes the cached share, not an additional token volume. This is a list-price estimate, not a quote: cache-write charges, cache eligibility/TTL, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, regional pricing and taxes are excluded. Check the provider's terms for your workload before switching.

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| Kimi K2 Instruct provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | 10M in + 2M out per month |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| DeepInfra | $0.50 | $2.00 | $9.00 |
| Novita AI | $0.57 | $2.30 | $10.30 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.60 | $2.50 | $11.00 |
| Together AI | $1.00 | $3.00 | $16.00 |

Standard list prices as of Oct 31, 2026. Source: [AISelect.online](https://aiselect.online/models/kimi-k2-instruct)

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The cheapest price has not changed since tracking started on Sep 28, 2026: $0.875 per 1M tokens at DeepInfra. All price changes

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from openai import OpenAI
import os

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai",
    api_key=os.environ["DEEPINFRA_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

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